The Cold War Museum
The Cold War Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 644 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Finley's Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
The Cold War Museum is a history museum located at Vint Hill Farms Station in Warrenton, Virginia, concentrating on Cold War history. The museum was founded in 1996 by Francis Gary Powers Jr. (son of CIA U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers) and John C. Welch to preserve Cold War history, honor Cold War veterans, and provide continuing education about the Cold War.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q4306495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 26.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 27 mi
- Compton Peak East · 27 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Compton Peak West · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Finley's Park: 0.2 mi
- Vint Hill Greens: 0.3 mi
- Vint Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Vint Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Grapewood Estates Common Park: 0.8 mi
- Battle of Buckland Mills: 2.4 mi
- White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 7.7 mi
- Second Manassas Monument: 8.5 mi
- 14th Brooklyn Monument: 8.5 mi
- New York Regiment: 8.5 mi
- Luntsfords Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Biscuit Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Stuarts Hill: 6.8 mi
- Pignut Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Battery Heights: 8.0 mi
- Cope Course: 5.7 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 5.8 mi
- Archery Range: 5.8 mi
- Space Port: 5.8 mi
- The Fort: 5.8 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 5.0 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 5.4 mi
- Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest: 6.7 mi
- Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park: 7.3 mi
- Cannon Branch Park: 8.6 mi
- Welcome Garden: 4.7 mi
- Founders Garden: 4.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.4 mi
- Senior Garden: 9.4 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Shelter #11: 10.6 mi
- Shelter #1: 10.7 mi
- Shelter #2: 10.8 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 5.2 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 6.8 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 10.9 mi
- Manassas Museum: 11.0 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 15.8 mi
- Carol: 11.2 mi
- Wildcat: 15.3 mi
- Wildcat: 15.4 mi
- Girl with Dog: 17.5 mi
- Maze: 17.5 mi
- Peace Spring: 4.7 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 4.7 mi
- Harmony Spring: 4.8 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 4.9 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 5.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 10.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 10.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.0 mi
- West Beach: 19.7 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.0 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 20.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 16.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of The Cold War Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 293° | 644 m | 21.5 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | WNW 294° | 476 m | 16.3 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NW 306° | 448 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | WNW 301° | 441 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 294° | 438 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 291° | 417 m | 9.4 mi |
| Signal Mountain | N 351° | 413 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | WNW 289° | 404 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/490779365
Day trips start here
- Bristow · 8 mi
- Northern Virginia · 10 mi
- Manassas · 11 mi
- Prince William County · 11 mi
- Centreville · 14 mi
- Middleburg · 16 mi
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