Nature reserve · Virginia
Fraser Preserve
Fraser Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock, a attraction 1.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates39.04126, -77.30877
- 1.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 1 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 2 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 1.4 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 2.1 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 2.6 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 1.8 mi
- Bretton Woods Recreation Center: 2.4 mi
- The Turner Farm Park: 3.1 mi
- Observatory Park: 3.2 mi
- Great Falls Grange Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- The River of Blood: 2.0 mi
- Seneca Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 4.5 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Mather Gorge marker: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 2.9 mi
- Negro Sunshine: 3.3 mi
- Horse and Rider (2015) by Charles Ray: 3.3 mi
- Compression Line (1968/2016) by Michael Heizer: 3.3 mi
- Sylvester (2001) by Richard Serra: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 5.9 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 6.2 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Glenstone Museum: 3.4 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 5.0 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 5.0 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 5.1 mi
- Colvin Run Mill: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Vermont Maple Garden: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 6.9 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 7.1 mi
- Children’s Garden and Pavillion: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic area A: 5.3 mi
- Picnic area B: 5.3 mi
- Picnic area C: 5.3 mi
- Picnic area D: 5.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 58
- Nokes Hill: 5.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.7 mi
- Freedom Hill: 8.9 mi
- Gantt Hill: 9.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 17.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 4.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 12.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 5.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 14.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fraser Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | WSW 243° | 413 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 344° | 387 m | 15.9 mi |
| White Rock | WSW 243° | 387 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 242° | 374 m | 22.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 305° | 361 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pine Rock | NNW 328° | 346 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 311° | 235 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 283° | 187 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Great Falls · 3 mi
- Potomac · 5 mi
- Herndon · 6 mi
- Reston · 6 mi
- Sterling · 7 mi
- Gaithersburg · 8 mi
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