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Dennis Crook Memorial Bench

Dennis Crook Memorial Bench from directly overhead

Dennis Crook Memorial Bench is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Anne Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 2.3 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Memorial Bench in honor of Dennis Crook. Wooden benches on a large concrete slab with a street light. Connects to the Blue Trail

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory Dennis Crook Inlet Cluster Resident Director
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.96713, -77.33469

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Anne Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hook Road Rec Area: 0.5 mi
  • Brown's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Golf Course Island Rec Area: 0.6 mi
  • Reston North Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Pupatella Car: 1.1 mi
  • Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 4.1 mi
  • Lock 18: 5.1 mi
  • Lock 15: 5.1 mi
  • Lock 19: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 60
Artworks: 57
  • sculpture garden: 0.3 mi
  • ART studio/gallery: 0.3 mi
  • Pyramid: 0.4 mi
  • Buoyant Force: 1.6 mi
  • Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Robert E Simon: 0.3 mi
  • Battle of Rock Hill Memorial Fire Hydrant: 4.2 mi
  • Ox Road Path: 4.6 mi
  • Ox Road Ford Remnants: 4.7 mi
  • Mather Gorge marker: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 55
  • The Farm at Halley Rise: 1.8 mi
  • Fred Packard Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Children’s Garden and Pavillion: 3.4 mi
  • Conifer Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Korean Bell Garden: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 53
  • Picnic area A: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic area B: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic area D: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic area C: 1.1 mi
  • Pony Barn: 3.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 17.7 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Sycamore Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 13.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 13.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dennis Crook Memorial Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWSW413 m20.7 mi
High Point MountainWSW397 m21.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN387 m20.6 mi
White RockWSW387 m20.7 mi
Chestnut PeakWSW374 m19.5 mi
Waterford PeakNW361 m19.8 mi
Griffin MountainWSW295 m22.3 mi
Biscuit MountainWSW268 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270757467554537
Precip in3.32.63.83.44.34.14.33.54.23.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/565585227

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