Winkler Botanical Preserve
Winkler Botanical Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dora Kelley Nature Park, a park 0.5 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Multiple trails, streams, a lake, and a waterfall, surrounded by woods and native plants, create an urban oasis in Alexandria's west end.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NOVA Parks
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Dora Kelley Nature Park: 0.5 mi
- Holmes Run Scenic Easement: 0.6 mi
- Glen Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Dowden Terrace Park: 0.9 mi
- James Mulligan Park: 1.0 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Chapel Garden: 1.7 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Fort Ward - Northwest Bastion: 1.1 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Mary: 1.1 mi
- Outdoor Stations of the Cross: 1.1 mi
- Mary, the Mother of Jesus: 1.1 mi
- The Pike: 1.7 mi
- Dome Homes: 2.2 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 2.6 mi
- Egg: 3.4 mi
- Dogs of Del Ray Painting: 3.4 mi
- Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park: 2.1 mi
- Mason District Park: 2.8 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.9 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.8 mi
- Round Tree Park: 4.0 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 3.1 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 3.3 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 3.4 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 3.6 mi
- Eden Center: 3.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Spy Hill: 2.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.0 mi
- Upton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Prout Hill: 5.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 1.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Landing: 19.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 13.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 14.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Indian Head: 15.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 20.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winkler Botanical Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 318° | 156 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 347° | 156 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 326° | 144 m | 5.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 339° | 140 m | 5.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 315° | 140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 314° | 137 m | 5.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNW 337° | 125 m | 3.4 mi |
| Point Reno | NNE 16° | 123 m | 8.9 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 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/221296872
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Alexandria · 4 mi
- Arlington · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 4 mi
- Springfield · 4 mi
- Annandale · 5 mi
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