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Fort Buffalo

Fort Buffalo from directly overhead

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

Coordinates38.87029, -77.15711

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Peaks: 45
Beaches: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNW 313°156 m5.6 mi
Hunting HillN 352°156 m15.0 mi
Black HillNNW 341°148 m23.2 mi
Mount DanielNW 324°144 m2.3 mi
Minor's HillN 358°140 m2.3 mi
Freedom HillNW 308°140 m5.9 mi
Prout HillWNW 292°137 m2.0 mi
Upton HillENE 65°125 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12055523661

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