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Blooms Park

Blooms Park from directly overhead

Blooms Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Sancuary, a park 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Manassas Park
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.77210, -77.42864

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bird Sancuary: 0.5 mi
  • The Elms at Signal Hill Station: 1.3 mi
  • Signal Hill Park: 1.4 mi
  • Joseph D Reading Park: 1.5 mi
  • Liberia House Historic Site: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 60
  • Signal Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Choo Choo Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Henry Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Mount Pone: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 3.7 mi
  • K1 Speed: 4.1 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 4.2 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 5.7 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 5.7 mi
Artworks
  • Wildcat: 3.7 mi
  • Wildcat: 3.8 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 6.5 mi
  • Maze: 7.0 mi
  • Horse head: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 57
  • Shelter #9: 3.3 mi
  • Shelter #6: 3.4 mi
  • Shelter #7: 3.4 mi
  • Shelter #5: 3.5 mi
  • Shelter #3: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 11.8 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 17.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 15.8 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 4.6 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 4.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 4.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 274°417 m22.1 mi
Signal MountainWNW 297°413 m16.6 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 273°404 m22.5 mi
High Point MountainWNW 291°397 m16.4 mi
White RockWNW 298°387 m16.7 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 300°374 m15.8 mi
Pignut MountainW 274°326 m20.2 mi
Prickly Pear MountainW 269°319 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2516:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787668564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/230613108

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