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Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area

Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins), a historic site 3.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.62436, -77.54078

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 3.7 mi
  • Cannon Branch Redoubt: 7.8 mi
  • Howison Homestead: 8.6 mi
  • Manassas Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Greenwood Presbyterian Church (1855): 10.5 mi
Parks
Attractions: 50
  • K1 Speed: 10.4 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 10.4 mi
  • Flying Circus Aerodrome: 10.8 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 13.0 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Peaks: 44
Museums: 32
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Pavilion: 10.6 mi
  • Shelter #11: 12.3 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Shelter #1: 12.4 mi
  • Shelter #2: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Rain Garden: 12.2 mi
  • CBA Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Aquia Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Wildcat: 15.4 mi
  • Wildcat: 15.5 mi
  • Welcome to Occoquan: 15.7 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 18.2 mi
  • UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 18.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peace Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 15.8 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 12.3 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 12.4 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 13.0 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • West Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 10.6 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Coe Creek: 11.9 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainNW 306°417 m19.8 mi
Signal MountainNNW 334°413 m19.8 mi
Rappahannock MountainNW 305°404 m20.0 mi
High Point MountainNNW 330°397 m18.6 mi
White RockNNW 334°387 m20.0 mi
Chestnut PeakNNW 337°374 m19.6 mi
Pignut MountainNW 310°326 m18.3 mi
Prickly Pear MountainWNW 300°319 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/442840767

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