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Andrew Gooden

Andrew Gooden from directly overhead

Andrew Gooden is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ox Road Ford Remnants, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 5.4 miles off.

Ghost bike in memory of Andrew Gooden, 38, killed on August 31, 2015.

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.95402, -77.42553

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dulles Station Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Arrowbrook Park: 0.8 mi
  • Frying Pan Stream Valley Park: 0.9 mi
  • Redskins Park: 1.3 mi
  • Floris School Site Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Stony Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Nokes Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Negro Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Freedom Hill: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Glade Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 4.9 mi
  • Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Mountain Road District Park: 5.7 mi
  • Broadlands protected nature reserve: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • Pupatella Car: 4.9 mi
  • Tractor Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Cowabunga Slide: 6.0 mi
  • Combine Slide: 6.0 mi
  • Volcano Slide: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 55
Artworks: 54
  • Buoyant Force: 3.5 mi
  • sculpture garden: 4.6 mi
  • ART studio/gallery: 4.6 mi
  • Pyramid: 4.7 mi
  • Maze: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 51
  • Pony Barn: 4.0 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 4.4 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 5.4 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic area A: 6.0 mi
Springs: 9
  • White Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Peace Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 17.9 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 5.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 10.7 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Andrew Gooden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWSW413 m15.7 mi
High Point MountainWSW397 m16.9 mi
White RockWSW387 m15.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN387 m21.4 mi
Chestnut PeakWSW374 m14.6 mi
Waterford PeakNNW361 m17.9 mi
Pignut MountainWSW326 m23.1 mi
Griffin MountainWSW295 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2616:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473777669574638
Precip in2.92.63.53.54.74.34.13.53.93.63.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Dulles Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9236153719

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