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Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest

Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest from directly overhead

Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brawner House, a attraction 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

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Coordinates38.81371, -77.59076

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Brawner House: 1.4 mi
  • Deep Cut Battlefield: 2.1 mi
  • Stone House: 3.5 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 3.7 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Second Manassas Monument: 2.0 mi
  • 14th Brooklyn Monument: 2.4 mi
  • New York Regiment: 2.5 mi
  • Chinn House (Hazel Plain): 3.1 mi
  • Texas Brigade: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Hidden Gazebo Park: 2.2 mi
  • Waverly Park: 3.1 mi
  • James S. Long Park: 3.1 mi
  • Catharpin Park: 3.4 mi
  • Ellis Barron Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Gardens: 49
Artworks: 46
  • Carol: 6.1 mi
  • Wildcat: 9.7 mi
  • Wildcat: 9.7 mi
  • Maze: 11.2 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 11.3 mi
Museums: 32
Picnic sites: 29
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Shelter #11: 5.3 mi
  • Shelter #1: 5.4 mi
  • Shelter #2: 5.5 mi
  • Shelter #3: 5.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 6.9 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 12.0 mi
  • Coe Creek: 13.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • West Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 19.2 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 5.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainNW 310°587 m23.6 mi
Big Cobbler MountainW 275°476 m19.6 mi
Naked MountainWNW 289°448 m22.3 mi
Little Cobbler MountainW 281°441 m19.4 mi
Buck MountainW 279°438 m23.6 mi
Wildcat MountainW 264°417 m13.4 mi
Signal MountainNW 308°413 m7.6 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 263°404 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4620:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1116:53

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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Japanese barberry82 obs
  • autumn olive60 obs
  • rue anemone54 obs
  • Common Box Turtle50 obs
  • crane-fly orchid39 obs
  • White-tailed Deer37 obs
  • mayapple37 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty37 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/371471621

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