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Railroad Trestle

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Railroad Trestle from directly overhead

Railroad Trestle is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapel Road Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78200, -77.37078

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ayre Square: 0.9 mi
  • Clifton Historic District: 0.9 mi
  • Harriet and William Harris Park: 0.9 mi
  • Brimstone Park: 2.9 mi
  • Station Sidewoods: 3.0 mi
Museums
Artworks: 59
Attractions
  • Fluffy Rides: 5.6 mi
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 5.7 mi
  • K1 Speed: 7.3 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 8.3 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Choo Choo Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Henry Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Rock Hill: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 49
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 5.9 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Pony Barn: 10.2 mi
Springs: 8
  • Peace Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 18.8 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Beaver Landing: 11.7 mi
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 3.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 16.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 6.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 6.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Trestle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWNW413 m19.2 mi
High Point MountainWNW397 m19.2 mi
White RockWNW387 m19.3 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW374 m18.2 mi
Pignut MountainW326 m23.2 mi
Griffin MountainWNW295 m21.2 mi
Waters MountainW276 m24.5 mi
Biscuit MountainW268 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787668564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9368762268

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