Oatlands Museum
Oatlands Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Paris stands 590 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oatlands Mansion, a museum 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
The story
Oatlands Historic House and Gardens (formerly Oatlands Plantation) is an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia, in the United States. Oatlands is operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. The Oatlands property is composed of the main mansion and 415 acres (168.0 ha) of farmland and gardens. The house is judged one of the finest Federal-period country estate houses in the nation. In addition to the Mansion, there are a number of outbuildings, including the Carriage House, Bachelor's Cottage, several barns, and farm buildings on the property. The grounds also include a greenhouse, built in 1810, that is said to be the oldest standing greenhouse in the South.
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Wikidata Q7074493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 16 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 16 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vesper Hill: 3.1 mi
- Steptoe Hill: 3.2 mi
- Negro Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Ball Hill: 7.0 mi
- Founder's Park: 3.8 mi
- Greenway Park: 3.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 4.2 mi
- Goose Creek Pointe Park: 4.3 mi
- Smithsonian Naturalist Center: 4.4 mi
- Leesburg 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry: 4.2 mi
- Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Leesburg Quarry (Historical): 5.6 mi
- County of Loudoun: 5.8 mi
- Historic Aldie Mill: 4.7 mi
- Mighty Midget Kitchen: 5.8 mi
- Dodona Manor: 5.9 mi
- Lightfoot Restaurant: 5.9 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 5.9 mi
- Welcome, the Iconic Hand: 5.5 mi
- Sun Flower: 5.5 mi
- Unbroken Circle #4: 5.6 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 5.6 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 5.6 mi
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Broadlands protected nature reserve: 6.0 mi
- Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Morven Park: 7.2 mi
- butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- butterfly garden: 6.5 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 8.6 mi
- Designated Wildflower Zone: 10.5 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 0.1 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 5.8 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 7.3 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 7.4 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 8.3 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 7.6 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 8.6 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 12.0 mi
- Pony Barn: 16.0 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 16.1 mi
- White Rock Spring: 11.4 mi
- Harris Springs: 13.9 mi
- Potts Springs: 13.9 mi
- Cooper Springs: 15.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 6.4 mi
- Pua Falls: 15.3 mi
- Great Falls: 19.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 23.3 mi
- River Access: 15.0 mi
- River Access: 15.4 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 20.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 20.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 17.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 17.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Oatlands Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | W 259° | 590 m | 20.9 mi |
| Paris Mountain | W 268° | 587 m | 16.6 mi |
| Neersville | NNW 329° | 467 m | 15.8 mi |
| Naked Mountain | WSW 247° | 448 m | 21.3 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NNW 346° | 444 m | 21.3 mi |
| Raven Rocks | WNW 301° | 443 m | 13.4 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NNW 343° | 441 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | SW 236° | 441 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/396016477
Day trips start here
- Loudoun County · 4 mi
- Leesburg · 6 mi
- Ashburn · 7 mi
- Middleburg · 8 mi
- Sterling · 11 mi
- Herndon · 13 mi
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