Herndon Depot Museum
Herndon Depot Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Harding Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
railway station in Herndon, the United States of America
Wikidata Q5742294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Herndon Historical Society
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 7 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harding Park: 0.3 mi
- Spring Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Haley M Smith Park: 0.9 mi
- Cutter Mill Park: 1.1 mi
- Reston Town Square Park: 1.6 mi
- Battle of Rock Hill Memorial Fire Hydrant: 1.5 mi
- Ox Road Ford Remnants: 2.2 mi
- Andrew Gooden: 2.4 mi
- Robert E Simon: 2.4 mi
- Ox Road Path: 2.4 mi
- Buoyant Force: 1.5 mi
- Pyramid: 2.4 mi
- ART studio/gallery: 2.4 mi
- sculpture garden: 2.4 mi
- Maze: 7.0 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 2.0 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 3.6 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 5.9 mi
- Korean Bell Garden: 5.9 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 5.9 mi
- Reston Museum: 2.4 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 3.4 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 4.9 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 5.0 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 5.0 mi
- Pupatella Car: 3.0 mi
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 6.7 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 7.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 7.4 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 7.6 mi
- Pony Barn: 3.2 mi
- Picnic area A: 3.8 mi
- Picnic area B: 3.8 mi
- Picnic area D: 3.8 mi
- Picnic area C: 3.8 mi
- Glade Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 6.2 mi
- Fraser Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Nokes Hill: 3.7 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 7.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.9 mi
- Freedom Hill: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.4 mi
- White Rock Spring: 17.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 19.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 20.4 mi
- Harmony Spring: 21.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.7 mi
- Great Falls: 7.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 7.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 16.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 12.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Herndon Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | WSW 250° | 413 m | 18.1 mi |
| High Point Mountain | WSW 246° | 397 m | 19.3 mi |
| White Rock | WSW 251° | 387 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 359° | 387 m | 20.2 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 250° | 374 m | 17.0 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 326° | 361 m | 18.0 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | WSW 254° | 295 m | 19.7 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | WSW 239° | 268 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Dulles Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/218581525
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