Queen City
Queen City is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shhh, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Shhh: 0.0 mi
- Peace Through Strength: 0.3 mi
- Fire: 0.3 mi
- Radiance: 0.3 mi
- Passion: 0.3 mi
- Grant Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Virginia Highlands Park: 0.3 mi
- Crystal City Water Park: 0.4 mi
- Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.4 mi
- Ives Park: 0.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.0 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.4 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.7 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 2.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.3 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 2.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.2 mi
- Floral Library: 2.0 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Presidential Grove: 2.2 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 2.3 mi
- 9/11 Girder: 0.3 mi
- Pentagon Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Arlington Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Heritage Of The United States Air Force: 0.8 mi
- Honor Guard: 0.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 3.0 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Indian Head: 18.8 mi
- Possum Nose: 23.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.9 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queen City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 295° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 334° | 156 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 290° | 144 m | 7.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 298° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 293° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 281° | 137 m | 7.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 280° | 125 m | 5.0 mi |
| Point Reno | N 350° | 123 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11048685254
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