Fort Ward - Northwest Bastion
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Fort Ward - Northwest Bastion is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Ward Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.0 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Ward is a former Union Army installation now located in the city of Alexandria in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the fifth largest fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War. It is currently well-preserved with 90-95% of its earthen walls intact.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q5472243, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Ward Park: 0.0 mi
- James Mulligan Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Reynolds Park: 0.7 mi
- Lucky Run Park: 0.8 mi
- Utah Park: 1.0 mi
- Charles W. Hendryx Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: 0.5 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 2.2 mi
- Statue of Mary: 2.2 mi
- Outdoor Stations of the Cross: 2.2 mi
- Chapel Garden: 0.9 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.9 mi
- Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park: 3.0 mi
- Belle Haven Park: 3.7 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.8 mi
- The Pike: 1.8 mi
- Dome Homes: 2.3 mi
- Egg: 2.3 mi
- Dogs of Del Ray Painting: 2.4 mi
- 211 1/3 Ashby: 2.5 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 2.3 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 2.5 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 2.9 mi
- African American Heritage Park Sculpture: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Pool: 3.2 mi
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum: 2.9 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 3.3 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 3.4 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 3.5 mi
- Shooters Hill: 2.2 mi
- Munson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Spy Hill: 3.3 mi
- Upton Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 4.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 2.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.8 mi
- Beaver Landing: 19.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Indian Head: 16.1 mi
- Possum Nose: 20.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 14.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Ward - Northwest Bastion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 344° | 156 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 317° | 144 m | 6.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 329° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 310° | 140 m | 9.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 306° | 137 m | 6.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | NW 322° | 125 m | 3.8 mi |
| Point Reno | N 10° | 123 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 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–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11244724661
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Alexandria · 3 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 3 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 4 mi
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