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Cannon Branch Park

Cannon Branch Park from directly overhead

Cannon Branch Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Big Cobbler Mountain stands 476 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Branch Redoubt, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Manassas
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.73622, -77.51748

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Cannon Branch Redoubt: 0.1 mi
  • Manassas Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Civil War Monument - Signal Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Chinn House (Hazel Plain): 4.9 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 5.0 mi
Parks
  • E.G. Smith Baseball Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Lee Manor Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cavalry Run Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bristoe Station Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sherwood Forest Park and Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • K1 Speed: 2.5 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 2.6 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 5.3 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 5.3 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 60
Peaks: 54
Artworks: 38
  • Wildcat: 8.3 mi
  • Wildcat: 8.4 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 11.0 mi
  • Maze: 11.3 mi
  • Horse head: 11.9 mi
Museums: 37
Picnic sites: 36
  • Shelter #11: 4.5 mi
  • Shelter #1: 4.6 mi
  • Shelter #2: 4.6 mi
  • Shelter #3: 4.6 mi
  • Shelter #5: 4.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 11.9 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • West Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 12.6 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 8.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 16.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 5.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cobbler MountainWNW 287°476 m24.5 mi
Little Cobbler MountainWNW 292°441 m24.7 mi
Wildcat MountainWNW 283°417 m17.7 mi
Signal MountainNW 315°413 m14.2 mi
Rappahannock MountainWNW 282°404 m18.0 mi
High Point MountainNW 308°397 m13.4 mi
White RockNW 315°387 m14.3 mi
Chestnut PeakNW 319°374 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1116:52

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1271309871

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