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Bryn Mawr Park

Bryn Mawr Park from directly overhead

Bryn Mawr Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pathfinder Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 1.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
79 m

What to expect

Operated by
Fairfax County Park Authority

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.92977, -77.17530

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Lock 14: 2.9 mi
  • Lock 13: 2.9 mi
  • Lock 8: 2.9 mi
  • Lock 11: 2.9 mi
  • Lock 12: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 45
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 4.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Coe Creek: 17.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bryn Mawr Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 264°156 m3.1 mi
Hunting HillN 354°156 m10.8 mi
Black HillNNW 340°148 m19.0 mi
Mount DanielS 190°144 m2.3 mi
Minor's HillSSE 154°140 m2.0 mi
Freedom HillW 263°140 m3.7 mi
Prout HillSSW 195°137 m3.5 mi
Upton HillSSE 158°125 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2516:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.

  • American Robin140 obs
  • Northern Cardinal124 obs
  • House Sparrow120 obs
  • White-tailed Deer89 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel89 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly89 obs
  • Mourning Dove73 obs
  • Western Honey Bee65 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/121189898

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