Ben Doane Area
Ben Doane Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Spy Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- On the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 15.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 27 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 28 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crusading for Right: 2.8 mi
- Saint John Paul the Great: 4.1 mi
- Unborn Children Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Iwo Jima Memorial: 5.3 mi
- G-3-1 Korea: 5.5 mi
- Shores Club: 4.2 mi
- C. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park: 5.0 mi
- Pisgah Park: 5.1 mi
- Bradys Hill Park: 5.2 mi
- Ginn Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Smallwood State Park: 4.2 mi
- Powell's Landing Park: 5.0 mi
- Locust Shade Park: 6.1 mi
- Rippon Lodge Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- General Smallwood Retreat House: 3.8 mi
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps: 5.6 mi
- Weems-Botts Museum: 5.7 mi
- Mill House Museum: 11.6 mi
- Port Tobacco Courthouse: 12.1 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 11.3 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 15.9 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 18.1 mi
- Wine & Design: 18.2 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 21.1 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 14.8 mi
- Warriors' Field: 14.8 mi
- George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 14.9 mi
- Woodlawn Mansion: 14.9 mi
- Pope-Leighey House: 15.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 8.6 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 10.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 16.8 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 11.3 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 14.9 mi
- Garden Mulch Supply: 14.9 mi
- Stretchmark Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rose Hill: 11.7 mi
- Ravens Crest: 16.7 mi
- Ellenboro Hill: 16.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 16.9 mi
- Possum Nose: 2.8 mi
- Blue Banks: 4.8 mi
- Indian Head: 7.1 mi
- Bull Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Clifton Beach: 7.2 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 8.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 8.5 mi
- West Beach: 8.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 23.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 6.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 6.6 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ben Doane Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Hill | NNE 13° | 114 m | 24.9 mi |
| Munson Hill | NNE 13° | 112 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Pone | NW 321° | 96 m | 24.7 mi |
| Embrey Hill | SW 226° | 74 m | 20.9 mi |
| Fall Hill | SW 225° | 67 m | 19.2 mi |
| Motts Run Hill | SW 230° | 65 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Eagle Hill | NNE 31° | 51 m | 24.5 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | S 181° | 49 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314929987
Day trips start here
- Quantico · 3 mi
- Triangle · 5 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 9 mi
- Woodbridge · 9 mi
- Spotsylvania · 11 mi
- Stafford · 11 mi
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