- Elevation, modelled
- 85 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Cobbler Mountain476 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway6.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8134, -77.5219
Rickett's Battery is a attraction in Virginia, at a modelled 85 m. Big Cobbler Mountain stands 476 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rickett's Battery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cobbler Mountain | W 274° | 476 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | W 280° | 441 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 265° | 417 m | 17.1 mi |
| Signal Mountain | WNW 296° | 413 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | W 265° | 404 m | 17.5 mi |
| High Point Mountain | WNW 286° | 397 m | 10.7 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 296° | 387 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WNW 300° | 374 m | 10.0 mi |
- 6.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 16.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 19.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 21.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 19 mi
- Overlook 2 · 19 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 19 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- BG Bernard Bee Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Stonewall Jackson: 0.1 mi
- BG Francis Bartow Memorial: 0.1 mi
- First Manassas Monument: 0.1 mi
- Colonel Cameron Killed Here - 79th New York: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Griffin's Battery: 0.1 mi
- Confederate Batteries: 0.2 mi
- Stone House: 0.4 mi
- Deep Cut Battlefield: 1.7 mi
- Brawner House: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 55
- Henry Hill: 0.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chinn Ridge: 0.6 mi
- Buck Hill: 0.9 mi
- Matthews Hill: 1.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Antique Railroad Cars: 5.1 mi
- Manassas Museum: 5.2 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 6.2 mi
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 7.9 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- West Beach: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Landing: 16.8 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 19.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Coe Creek: 10.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.6 mi
- Great Falls: 19.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 20.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Northern Virginia · 2 mi
- Centreville · 5 mi
- Manassas · 5 mi
- Bristow · 6 mi
- Chantilly · 7 mi
- Prince William County · 8 mi
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