Fort Buffalo
Fort Buffalo is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eden Center, a attraction 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Eden Center: 0.3 mi
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 1.0 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 1.3 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 4.9 mi
- Fort Taylor Park: 0.3 mi
- Azalea Park: 0.4 mi
- Upton Hill Regional Park: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Banneker Park: 0.9 mi
- Donald Frady Park: 0.9 mi
- Up snd Down: 1.2 mi
- Dome Homes: 2.0 mi
- The Pike: 2.3 mi
- The Flame: 2.4 mi
- Memory Bricks: 2.4 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.1 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.3 mi
- Round Tree Park: 2.3 mi
- Powhatan Hills Park: 2.6 mi
- Mason District Park: 2.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 3.1 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 4.0 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 4.7 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 5.1 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 5.3 mi
- Zig Zag Monument: 1.2 mi
- Tinner Hill Monument: 1.2 mi
- Carol DeLong: 1.2 mi
- Charles Stewart School (historic): 1.4 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.7 mi
- Reevesland Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
- Ornamental Tree Garden: 1.3 mi
- BonAir Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Upton Hill: 0.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spy Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prout Hill: 2.0 mi
- Minor's Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 1.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.9 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.2 mi
- Great Falls: 10.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 14.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Indian Head: 18.3 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 20.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Buffalo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 352° | 156 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 341° | 148 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 324° | 144 m | 2.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | N 358° | 140 m | 2.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 308° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 292° | 137 m | 2.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | ENE 65° | 125 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12055523661
Day trips start here
- Falls Church · 1 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 3 mi
- Annandale · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 4 mi
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