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Rust Nature Sanctuary

Rust Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Rust Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Foxridge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

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Coordinates39.12067, -77.58666

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foxridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • Foxridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 0.8 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ida Lee Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Fort Johnston: 0.6 mi
  • Civil War Statue: 1.3 mi
  • Loudoun County Court House: 1.3 mi
  • World War II and Korea Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • County of Loudoun: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 1.5 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 1.5 mi
  • Velo Love: 1.5 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 46
  • Loudoun Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 1.6 mi
  • Winmill Carriage Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Oatlands Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Oatlands Mansion: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 46
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 7.0 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
  • butterfly garden: 7.2 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Smiths Switch Station: 9.3 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 10.5 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 10.7 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 16.2 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 17.8 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 6
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.1 mi
  • Pua Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
  • River Access: 15.3 mi
  • River Access: 15.9 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Rust Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainWSW 252°587 m19.3 mi
Lambs KnollN 355°536 m22.7 mi
Lambs KnollN 355°536 m22.7 mi
NeersvilleNW 309°467 m12.8 mi
Maryland HeightsNNW 336°444 m16.7 mi
Raven RocksW 276°443 m13.4 mi
Short Hill MountainNNW 328°441 m12.1 mi
Signal MountainSSW 201°413 m17.7 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 solstice07:2716:0916:52

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 Spadefoot145 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly79 obs
  • American Robin64 obs
  • Osage-orange62 obs
  • wineberry61 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel56 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee54 obs
  • Wingstem52 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/217366514

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