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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

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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
Nature reserves
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: 58
  • Ox Road Path: 3.4 mi
  • Ox Road Ford Remnants: 4.0 mi
  • Kearny and Stevens Monuments: 4.2 mi
  • Seniors 2020 Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Battle of Rock Hill Memorial Fire Hydrant: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Maze: 3.0 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 3.6 mi
  • Filly: 4.4 mi
  • Heavy Load: 4.4 mi
  • Horse head: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 54
Picnic sites: 51
  • 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
  • Picnic area D: 8.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • 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 MountainWSW417 m22.8 mi
Signal MountainW413 m14.3 mi
Rappahannock MountainWSW404 m23.2 mi
High Point MountainW397 m15.1 mi
White RockW387 m14.4 mi
Chestnut PeakW374 m13.2 mi
Waterford PeakNNW361 m21.2 mi
Pignut MountainWSW326 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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