Nature reserve · Virginia
Franklin Woods Park
Franklin Woods Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Powhatan Hills Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates38.91089, -77.16126
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 2.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Powhatan Hills Park: 0.2 mi
- Marie Butler Leven Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 2.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.9 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Chesterbrook Field: 0.6 mi
- Minor Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Joel Jacknow Memorial Meditation Garden: 0.8 mi
- Little Falls Park: 0.8 mi
- Haycock-Longfellow Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Brick from Auschwitz: Commemorative Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Charles Stewart School (historic): 1.4 mi
- Mount Hope: 2.0 mi
- Fort Ethan Allen: 2.1 mi
- Carol DeLong: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.9 mi
- BonAir Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Ornamental Tree Garden: 2.8 mi
- Demonstration Native Plant Garden: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Up snd Down: 1.7 mi
- Mustang Statue: 1.9 mi
- HHHVP: 2.0 mi
- Memory Bricks: 2.0 mi
- The Family: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Olney Park: 1.7 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.2 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 4.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 5.7 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 2.3 mi
- Eden Center: 2.6 mi
- Lock 5: 2.9 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 3.0 mi
- Lock 6: 3.1 mi
Museums
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 2.9 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 3.2 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 3.8 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 4.0 mi
- Clara Barton House: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 45
- Minor's Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Daniel: 1.5 mi
- Prout Hill: 2.6 mi
- Upton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Spy Hill: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Fishing Shore: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 6.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 4.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 4.5 mi
- Great Falls: 7.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 16.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Woods Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 285° | 156 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 351° | 156 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 339° | 148 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 231° | 144 m | 1.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSE 164° | 140 m | 0.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 4.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 219° | 137 m | 2.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSE 163° | 125 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/142217270
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 1 mi
- Falls Church · 2 mi
- McLean · 2 mi
- Arlington · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 4 mi
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