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Bull Bluff

Bull Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bull Bluff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Hamiltons Thicket stands 124 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.34250, -77.28370

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Daniel Bridge: 7.5 mi
  • Stafford County Armed Services Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Anthony Burns: 10.1 mi
  • Moncure Daniel Conway: 10.1 mi
  • George Rogers Clark Monument: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Peaks: 19
  • Talliaferro Mount: 9.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Howison Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Stretchmark Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Fall Hill: 11.6 mi
Museums: 18
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Wine & Design: 10.2 mi
  • Iconic Art: 12.9 mi
  • L O V E: 14.0 mi
  • Welcome to Occoquan: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pavilion: 16.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 20.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.4 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Aquia Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 17.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bull Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamiltons ThicketW 262°124 m23.4 mi
Shotgun HillW 270°104 m24.5 mi
Embrey HillW 260°74 m13.3 mi
Fall HillW 262°67 m11.6 mi
Motts Run HillW 263°65 m14.4 mi
Grants HillSE 130°52 m22.6 mi
New Richmond HillSE 128°52 m23.3 mi
Talliaferro MountS 170°49 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5720:37
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787670584739
Precip in2.72.54.03.44.23.94.83.04.53.73.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560516

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