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Chapel Road Park

Chapel Road Park from directly overhead

Chapel Road Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Trestle, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fairfax County Park Authority

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.78039, -77.37146

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ayre Square: 0.8 mi
  • Clifton Historic District: 0.8 mi
  • Harriet and William Harris Park: 0.8 mi
  • Brimstone Park: 2.9 mi
  • Station Sidewoods: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Picnic sites: 60
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 6.0 mi
  • Shelter #9: 6.0 mi
  • Shelter #7: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 5.7 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 5.7 mi
  • K1 Speed: 7.2 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 7.3 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Choo Choo Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Henry Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Chinn Ridge: 8.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Peace Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 18.8 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Beaver Landing: 11.6 mi
  • West Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 3.6 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 16.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 6.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 6.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWNW 291°413 m19.2 mi
High Point MountainWNW 286°397 m19.2 mi
White RockWNW 292°387 m19.3 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 294°374 m18.3 mi
Pignut MountainW 272°326 m23.2 mi
Griffin MountainWNW 291°295 m21.2 mi
Waters MountainW 267°276 m24.5 mi
Biscuit MountainW 278°268 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/140860004

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