Spring Valley Park
Spring Valley Park is a nature reserve, at a recorded elevation of 76 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Letts-Anderson Quad, a park 0.5 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 76 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- DC Parks
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 1.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Letts-Anderson Quad: 0.5 mi
- Dalecarlia Parkway: 0.5 mi
- The Beach: 0.5 mi
- Turtle Park: 0.6 mi
- Eric Friedheim Quadrangle: 0.6 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 0.5 mi
- John Wesley: 0.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.6 mi
- Artemas Ward Statue: 0.7 mi
- Glass Forest: 1.0 mi
- Battery Kemble: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Garcia-Yanez: 0.9 mi
- Chain Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Battery Bailey: 1.2 mi
- The Mouth of Pimmit Run: 1.2 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 1.6 mi
- Demonstration Native Plant Garden: 1.6 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 0.7 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 1.2 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 1.7 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.7 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 2.5 mi
- Lock 5: 1.2 mi
- Lock 6: 1.4 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Twin Oaks: 2.0 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.4 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 1.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 1.8 mi
- Potomac Palisades Conservation Park: 2.0 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.0 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 2.7 mi
- Point Reno: 1.6 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.6 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.9 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 5.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.0 mi
- Great Falls: 9.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Indian Head: 23.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 263° | 156 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 332° | 156 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 328° | 148 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 239° | 144 m | 5.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 234° | 140 m | 4.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 263° | 140 m | 7.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 232° | 137 m | 6.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSW 210° | 125 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, under a mile away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel377 obs
- lesser celandine364 obs
- American Robin318 obs
- White-tailed Deer311 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle310 obs
- mayapple305 obs
- Northern Cardinal298 obs
- Green Frog280 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/48207393
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