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Doves Landing Park

Doves Landing Park from directly overhead

Doves Landing Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brentsville Park, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Prince William County
Getting there

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Coordinates38.68455, -77.47538

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Windy Hill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Park: 2.3 mi
  • George Hellwig Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Winterset Park: 3.6 mi
  • Valley View Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Cannon Branch Redoubt: 4.2 mi
  • Manassas Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 4.9 mi
  • Civil War Monument - Signal Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Howison Homestead: 6.2 mi
Attractions
  • K1 Speed: 6.2 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 6.3 mi
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 9.1 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 9.1 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 9.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 46
  • Signal Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Choo Choo Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Pone: 8.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Chinn Ridge: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 43
  • Wildcat: 10.2 mi
  • Wildcat: 10.3 mi
  • Welcome to Occoquan: 11.7 mi
  • UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 12.9 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 13.0 mi
Museums: 40
Picnic sites: 37
  • Shelter #9: 7.9 mi
  • Shelter #6: 7.9 mi
  • Shelter #5: 7.9 mi
  • Shelter #3: 8.0 mi
  • Shelter #11: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 8.6 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 21.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 15.6 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 6.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 8.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 8.7 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 10.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainWNW 291°417 m21.0 mi
Signal MountainNW 318°413 m18.3 mi
Rappahannock MountainWNW 290°404 m21.2 mi
High Point MountainNW 313°397 m17.5 mi
White RockNW 318°387 m18.5 mi
Chestnut PeakNW 321°374 m17.8 mi
Pignut MountainWNW 293°326 m19.1 mi
Prickly Pear MountainWNW 285°319 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/781792547

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