Locust Shade Park
Locust Shade Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Luntsfords Mountain stands 171 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 24.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 21 mi
- Viewing Area · 29 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 30 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 2nd Battalion 1st Marines: 1.0 mi
- Fire Department New York 9/11: 1.0 mi
- 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines: 1.0 mi
- Hotel Company 2/7: 1.0 mi
- TBS Class 3-67 and 41st OCC: 1.0 mi
- Semper Fidelis Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Iwo Jima Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Bradys Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Goodwill Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Ginn Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Prince William Forest Park: 3.2 mi
- Powell's Landing Park: 5.8 mi
- Ben Doane Area: 6.1 mi
- Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Rippon Lodge Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps: 1.2 mi
- Weems-Botts Museum: 3.0 mi
- General Smallwood Retreat House: 9.2 mi
- Mill House Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lucy Burns Museum: 12.8 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 16.7 mi
- Warriors' Field: 16.7 mi
- The Chimneys: 16.8 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 16.9 mi
- Woodlawn Mansion: 17.5 mi
- Stretchmark Hill: 8.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 15.9 mi
- Fall Hill: 16.4 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 17.5 mi
- Rose Hill: 17.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 10.9 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 13.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 16.1 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 11.7 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 13.0 mi
- Wine & Design: 15.6 mi
- Iconic Art: 18.6 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 19.5 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 7.5 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 17.4 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Possum Nose: 5.4 mi
- Blue Banks: 7.5 mi
- Indian Head: 11.0 mi
- Bull Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 5.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 5.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.7 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 5.5 mi
- West Beach: 5.7 mi
- Beaver Landing: 5.8 mi
- Clifton Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 24.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Locust Shade Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luntsfords Mountain | NW 306° | 171 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lucky Hill | W 275° | 112 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stuarts Hill | NNW 328° | 104 m | 21.9 mi |
| Shotgun Hill | WSW 238° | 104 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Pone | NNW 332° | 96 m | 20.7 mi |
| Battery Heights | NNW 331° | 85 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 334° | 83 m | 21.3 mi |
| Matthews Hill | NNW 335° | 83 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 3 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle29 obs
- Tulip Morel27 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander14 obs
- American tuliptree12 obs
- lyreleaf sage11 obs
- American Toad11 obs
- American sweetgum10 obs
- Fowler's Toad10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/261326403
Day trips start here
- Triangle · 2 mi
- Quantico · 3 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 5 mi
- Spotsylvania · 8 mi
- Stafford · 8 mi
- Woodbridge · 9 mi
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