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Clifton Creek Trail Park

Clifton Creek Trail Park from directly overhead

Clifton Creek Trail Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayre Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.

Fairfax County Map ID: 0754-02-0007

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Clifton
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.78271, -77.38511

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ayre Square: 0.2 mi
  • Clifton Historic District: 0.2 mi
  • Harriet and William Harris Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bird Sancuary: 2.9 mi
  • Fairfax Rod and Gun Club: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Choo Choo Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Henry Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Chinn Ridge: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Picnic sites: 60
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.9 mi
  • Shelter #9: 5.3 mi
  • Shelter #7: 5.3 mi
  • Shelter #6: 5.3 mi
Attractions
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 4.9 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 5.7 mi
  • K1 Speed: 6.5 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 6.6 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 7.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Peace Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 18.0 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Beaver Landing: 11.9 mi
  • West Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 3.9 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 6.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 6.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Clifton Creek Trail Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 272°417 m24.4 mi
Signal MountainWNW 292°413 m18.4 mi
High Point MountainWNW 286°397 m18.4 mi
White RockWNW 292°387 m18.6 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 294°374 m17.5 mi
Pignut MountainW 272°326 m22.5 mi
Griffin MountainWNW 292°295 m20.4 mi
Waters MountainW 267°276 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1015453182

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