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James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education

James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education from directly overhead

James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
NOVA Parks
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91427, -77.10792

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marcey Road Park: 0.2 mi
  • Palisades Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lee Heights Park: 0.8 mi
  • W Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Utah & 35 Field: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 42
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.9 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.0 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 277°156 m6.8 mi
Hunting HillNNW 338°156 m12.7 mi
Black HillNNW 332°148 m21.4 mi
Mount DanielWSW 254°144 m4.2 mi
Minor's HillWSW 255°140 m2.8 mi
Freedom HillW 275°140 m7.3 mi
Prout HillWSW 243°137 m5.1 mi
Upton HillSW 217°125 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/717004397

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