Wakefield Park
Wakefield Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 7.3 miles off. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 9.2 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wakefield Park: 0.2 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Round Tree Park: 2.8 mi
- Mason District Park: 3.0 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 3.4 mi
- Wakefield Park: 0.3 mi
- Fitzhugh Park: 0.5 mi
- Howery Field Park: 0.7 mi
- Wakefield Chapel Park: 0.7 mi
- Fairfax Hills Park: 0.8 mi
- St. Michael: 1.4 mi
- Statue of St. Michael: 1.4 mi
- Stations of the Cross: 1.4 mi
- Statue of Mary: 1.5 mi
- St. Francis: 1.7 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 1.8 mi
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 5.0 mi
- Eden Center: 5.4 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- The Caboose: 6.2 mi
- Food/Flower Garden: 2.6 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Vienna Elementery Garden: 6.0 mi
- Vienna Elementery Garden: 6.0 mi
- Reevesland Learning Garden: 6.0 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 3.1 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 4.1 mi
- The George Mason Statue: 4.5 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 4.9 mi
- Up snd Down: 5.7 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 4.4 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 5.3 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Freeman Store & Museum: 6.2 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 6.6 mi
- Prout Hill: 4.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 5.1 mi
- Upton Hill: 5.7 mi
- Spy Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Daniel: 5.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 15.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Indian Head: 15.1 mi
- Possum Nose: 18.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 14.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 14.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 16.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wakefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | N 357° | 156 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 5° | 156 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NNE 23° | 144 m | 5.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNE 32° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | N 353° | 140 m | 7.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | NNE 23° | 137 m | 4.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | NE 48° | 125 m | 5.7 mi |
| Point Reno | NE 41° | 123 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 6 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal252 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel158 obs
- lesser celandine154 obs
- Downy Woodpecker154 obs
- House Finch149 obs
- mayapple119 obs
- Creek Chub119 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander104 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/656638939
Day trips start here
- Annandale · 1 mi
- Fairfax County · 3 mi
- Springfield · 3 mi
- Burke · 4 mi
- Fairfax · 5 mi
- Falls Church · 5 mi
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