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Colonel John Singleton Mosby

Colonel John Singleton Mosby from directly overhead

Colonel John Singleton Mosby is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sully Historic Site, a park 0.8 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 8.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Colonel John Singleton Mosby
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.89683, -77.43704

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sully Historic Site: 0.8 mi
  • Dairy Lou Park: 1.5 mi
  • Franklin Farm Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fox Valley Park: 1.6 mi
  • Franklin Glen Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Maze: 3.0 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 3.6 mi
  • Filly: 4.4 mi
  • Heavy Load: 4.4 mi
  • Unnamed Puppy Dog: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 3.0 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pony Barn: 4.7 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 6.7 mi
  • Shelter #7: 7.1 mi
Attractions
  • Farm Chores: 3.0 mi
  • Tractor Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Combine Slide: 3.1 mi
  • Yellow Chair Meeting Point: 3.1 mi
  • Volcano Slide: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Springs: 9
  • White Rock Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Peace Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 18.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 7.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Coe Creek: 12.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 6.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 6.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Colonel John Singleton Mosby. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainWSW 252°417 m22.8 mi
Signal MountainW 266°413 m14.3 mi
Rappahannock MountainWSW 251°404 m23.2 mi
High Point MountainW 259°397 m15.1 mi
White RockW 266°387 m14.4 mi
Chestnut PeakW 267°374 m13.2 mi
Waterford PeakNNW 340°361 m21.2 mi
Pignut MountainWSW 250°326 m20.9 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 solstice07:2616:1016:52

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11466786864

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