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2nd Infantry

2nd Infantry from directly overhead

2nd Infantry is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is 83rd Infantry, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
44.3463 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.87903, -77.07339

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Attractions
Parks
  • Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fillmore Park: 0.8 mi
  • Butler Holmes Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Meyer Heights Park: 0.8 mi
  • Three Oaks Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.2 mi
  • Troy Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fletcher's Cove: 3.1 mi
  • Area 2: 3.6 mi
  • Area 1: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 40
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 2nd Infantry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 291°156 m9.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 335°156 m15.7 mi
Black HillNNW 331°148 m24.5 mi
Mount DanielWNW 282°144 m6.0 mi
Minor's HillWNW 290°140 m4.9 mi
Freedom HillWNW 289°140 m9.6 mi
Prout HillW 271°137 m6.4 mi
Upton HillW 265°125 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/564589756

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