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Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve

Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve from directly overhead

Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Hamiltons Thicket stands 124 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Patawomack Band Memorial Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Access
Permitted

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.35918, -77.32204

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Daniel Bridge: 5.1 mi
  • Stafford County Armed Services Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Moncure Daniel Conway: 8.3 mi
  • Anthony Burns: 8.3 mi
  • George Rogers Clark Monument: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Museums: 18
Peaks: 14
  • Fall Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Howison Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Stretchmark Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Talliaferro Mount: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Wine & Design: 8.4 mi
  • Iconic Art: 11.4 mi
  • L O V E: 13.1 mi
  • Welcome to Occoquan: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pavilion: 14.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 19.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 20.0 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 22.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Aquia Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 16.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 16.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamiltons ThicketWSW 258°124 m21.6 mi
Shotgun HillW 268°104 m22.5 mi
Embrey HillWSW 252°74 m11.5 mi
Fall HillWSW 254°67 m9.8 mi
Motts Run HillWSW 256°65 m12.6 mi
Grants HillSE 129°52 m24.9 mi
Talliaferro MountSSE 161°49 m11.4 mi
Rose HillNE 55°48 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5720:37
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787670584739
Precip in2.72.54.03.44.23.94.83.04.53.73.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/626745647

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