- Elevation
- 128 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Signal Mountain413 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old Georgetown Pike9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8445, -77.3005
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded 128 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Confucius, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 9.0 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
independent city in Virginia, United States
Dates from 1805.
Wikidata Q501785, matched on coordinates and name (958 m apart).
- Elevation
- 128 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 277° | 413 m | 21.8 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 272° | 397 m | 22.3 mi |
| White Rock | W 277° | 387 m | 21.9 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 278° | 374 m | 20.8 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | W 278° | 295 m | 23.8 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | W 265° | 268 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 317° | 187 m | 23.9 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WNW 304° | 176 m | 24.3 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 10.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 10 mi
- Overlook 1 · 10 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 10 mi
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Confucius: 1.2 mi
- Fairfax County 9/11 Memorial Grove Garden: 3.0 mi
- Pieta: 3.1 mi
- St. Francis: 3.2 mi
- St. Michael: 3.5 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 2.3 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 3.2 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 3.5 mi
- Freeman Store & Museum: 4.5 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 6.7 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 3.3 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- The Caboose: 4.5 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 5.7 mi
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 6.8 mi
- Freedom Hill: 6.2 mi
- Prout Hill: 6.3 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 6.5 mi
- Gantt Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mount Daniel: 7.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.9 mi
- Beaver Landing: 16.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 8.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 10.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 10.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 17.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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