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Mill House Museum

Mill House Museum from directly overhead

Mill House Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is River Mill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 9.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Occoquan Historical Society
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.68552, -77.26213

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Mill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Occoquan Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • Mamie Davis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hamill Mill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harbor Drive Wellness Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 8.1 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 9.5 mi
  • Lower Garden: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Veterans Park: 3.1 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Choo Choo Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Stretchmark Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Shooters Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Munson Hill: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Beaver Landing: 6.7 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 6.8 mi
  • West Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 6.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 6.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 6.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 15.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 15.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Silver Spring: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillN 5°156 m16.7 mi
Mount DanielNNE 16°144 m15.3 mi
Minor's HillNNE 20°140 m16.1 mi
Freedom HillN 4°140 m16.5 mi
Prout HillNNE 15°137 m14.0 mi
Upton HillNNE 26°125 m14.4 mi
Point RenoNNE 28°123 m21.0 mi
Spy HillNNE 28°114 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/248916886

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