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R. Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park

R. Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park from directly overhead

R. Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.

R. Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park has many hiking trails and is the location of the annual Clifton Haunted Trail https://www.cliftonhauntedtrail.com/

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Clifton
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.77815, -77.39297

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Choo Choo Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Henry Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Mount Pone: 7.8 mi
Parks
  • Harriet and William Harris Park: 0.3 mi
  • Clifton Historic District: 0.4 mi
  • Ayre Square: 0.4 mi
  • Bird Sancuary: 2.3 mi
  • Fairfax Rod and Gun Club: 2.5 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 4.7 mi
  • K1 Speed: 6.1 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 6.1 mi
  • Fluffy Rides: 6.2 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 60
  • Shelter #9: 4.9 mi
  • Shelter #7: 5.0 mi
  • Shelter #6: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 5.1 mi
  • Shelter #5: 5.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • Peace Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 17.7 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Beaver Landing: 11.7 mi
  • West Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 3.8 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 5.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of R. Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 272°417 m24.0 mi
Signal MountainWNW 293°413 m18.2 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 272°404 m24.4 mi
High Point MountainWNW 287°397 m18.1 mi
White RockWNW 294°387 m18.3 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 296°374 m17.3 mi
Pignut MountainW 273°326 m22.1 mi
Halls PointW 276°306 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:1016:52

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/140872260

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