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Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight

Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in VirginiaCliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA · CC BY 2.0
Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA · CC BY 2.0
Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
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Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
Old Guard History · CC BY 2.0
Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site in Virginia
Payton Chung from DCA, USA · CC BY 2.0

Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is World’s First Public Passenger Flight, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2000
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.88102, -77.08393

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Fillmore Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rocky Run Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lyon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Triangle Park on N Fillmore: 0.5 mi
  • Zitkala-Ša Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.4 mi
  • Troy Park: 2.6 mi
  • Fletcher's Cove: 2.7 mi
  • Area 2: 3.5 mi
  • Area 3: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 41
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.4 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.3 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 291°156 m8.6 mi
Hunting HillNNW 337°156 m15.4 mi
Black HillNNW 332°148 m24.1 mi
Mount DanielWNW 282°144 m5.4 mi
Minor's HillWNW 291°140 m4.3 mi
Freedom HillWNW 289°140 m9.0 mi
Prout HillW 270°137 m5.8 mi
Upton HillW 262°125 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11265654196

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