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Robinson House

Robinson House from directly overhead

Robinson House is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Big Cobbler Mountain stands 476 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Batteries, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
79 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.81878, -77.51913

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Confederate Batteries: 0.3 mi
  • Stone House: 0.4 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 0.4 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 0.5 mi
  • Deep Cut Battlefield: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • BG Francis Bartow Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • First Manassas Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Colonel Cameron Killed Here - 79th New York: 0.3 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson: 0.3 mi
  • BG Bernard Bee Memorial: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • NOVA Circle: 0.7 mi
  • Ellis Barron Park: 2.0 mi
  • Bull Run Swim & Raquet Club: 2.4 mi
  • Ben Lomond Park: 2.7 mi
  • James McDonnell Recreation Center: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Wildcat: 5.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 5.8 mi
  • Maze: 7.5 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 7.6 mi
  • Carol: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 55
Museums: 44
Picnic sites: 37
  • Shelter #11: 1.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 2.0 mi
  • Shelter #2: 2.0 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Shelter #3: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 17.0 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 18.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 10.8 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 10.4 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 1.5 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 1.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 18.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cobbler MountainW 273°476 m23.4 mi
Little Cobbler MountainW 279°441 m23.2 mi
Wildcat MountainW 264°417 m17.3 mi
Signal MountainWNW 294°413 m10.8 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 263°404 m17.7 mi
High Point MountainWNW 284°397 m10.8 mi
White RockWNW 294°387 m10.9 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 298°374 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1016:52

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/367990010

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