- Elevation, modelled
- 80 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Signal Mountain413 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old Georgetown Pike3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9372, -77.2841
Shade Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled 80 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 3.2 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shade Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 260° | 413 m | 22.9 mi |
| High Point Mountain | WSW 257° | 397 m | 23.8 mi |
| White Rock | W 261° | 387 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 345° | 387 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 261° | 374 m | 21.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 318° | 361 m | 23.1 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | W 263° | 295 m | 24.6 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | WSW 250° | 268 m | 24.8 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 4.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 16.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 4 mi
- Overlook 1 · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 0.0 mi
- Spring House Garden and Ruins: 0.0 mi
- Conifer Collection: 0.0 mi
- Historic Daylily Collection: 0.1 mi
- Korean Bell Garden: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Tamarack Park: 0.4 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 0.5 mi
- The Barns of Wolf Trap: 1.0 mi
- Symphony Hills Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 0.9 mi
- The Caboose: 2.5 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Pupatella Car: 2.9 mi
- Lock 15: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Filene Center Lawns: 1.0 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Picnic area D: 2.5 mi
- Picnic area C: 2.5 mi
- Picnic area B: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Ashgrove Historic Site Park: 1.8 mi
- Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Old Dominion School Site: 3.2 mi
- Glade Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Rock Run Stream Valley Park: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Colvin Run Mill: 2.2 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 2.3 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 2.3 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 2.3 mi
- Freeman Store & Museum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Dennis Crook Memorial Bench: 3.4 mi
- Dennis Crook Memorial Bench: 3.4 mi
- Robert E Simon: 3.7 mi
- Mather Gorge marker: 4.3 mi
- Mather Gorge: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- sculpture garden: 3.7 mi
- ART studio/gallery: 3.7 mi
- Pyramid: 3.8 mi
- Buoyant Force: 4.4 mi
- Mustang Statue: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 59
- Freedom Hill: 2.4 mi
- Gantt Hill: 2.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Daniel: 6.1 mi
- Prout Hill: 6.3 mi
Springs: 9
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 3.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 3.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 4.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 4.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 5.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.0 mi
- Indian Head: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 14.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 14.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer1,120 obs
- Red Fox547 obs
- Northern Cardinal502 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail374 obs
- Eastern Bluebird311 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel279 obs
- Monarch264 obs
- American Robin261 obs
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