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Morven Park

Morven Park from directly overhead

Morven Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home, a museum 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

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Coordinates39.13950, -77.57111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Historic sites
  • Fort Johnston: 1.0 mi
  • Civil War Statue: 1.7 mi
  • Loudoun County Court House: 1.7 mi
  • World War II and Korea Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • County of Loudoun: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Velo Love: 2.1 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 2.1 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 2.1 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Museums: 48
  • Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 0.1 mi
  • Winmill Carriage Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Loudoun Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Oatlands Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Oatlands Mansion: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 7.6 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
  • butterfly garden: 7.7 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Vermont Maple Garden: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Nolands Ferry: 9.0 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 9.7 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 11.6 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 16.9 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
  • River Access: 16.1 mi
  • River Access: 16.7 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Morven Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainWSW 249°587 m20.5 mi
Lambs KnollN 352°536 m21.5 mi
Lambs KnollN 352°536 m21.5 mi
High KnobN 10°472 m22.7 mi
NeersvilleWNW 303°467 m12.7 mi
Maryland HeightsNNW 331°444 m16.0 mi
Raven RocksW 270°443 m14.1 mi
Short Hill MountainNW 321°441 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4520:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2716:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Spadefoot147 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly59 obs
  • Osage-orange51 obs
  • American Robin48 obs
  • wineberry45 obs
  • Common Box Turtle44 obs
  • White-tailed Deer37 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel36 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/255119465

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