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Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Marumsco National Wildlife Refuge, a park 0.6 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.64272, -77.23468

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 7.9 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Garden: 9.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 54
  • Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 44
  • Stretchmark Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Choo Choo Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Signal Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Rose Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Shooters Hill: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Beaver Landing: 6.3 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 6.3 mi
  • West Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 5.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 5.4 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Coe Creek: 9.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillN 0°156 m19.5 mi
Mount DanielN 9°144 m17.8 mi
Minor's HillNNE 13°140 m18.5 mi
Freedom HillN 359°140 m19.4 mi
Prout HillN 8°137 m16.6 mi
Upton HillNNE 17°125 m16.7 mi
Point RenoNNE 22°123 m23.0 mi
Spy HillNNE 18°114 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Osprey399 obs
  • Bald Eagle386 obs
  • Common Whitetail329 obs
  • Great Blue Heron315 obs
  • Big Bluet301 obs
  • Needham's Skimmer300 obs
  • Painted Turtle291 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk237 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/509488227

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