Buzzard Point Park
Buzzard Point Park is a park, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is James Creek Marina, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James Creek Marina: 0.1 mi
- Diamond Teague Park: 0.6 mi
- King-Greenleaf Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Southwest Waterfront Park - East: 0.8 mi
- The Yards Park: 0.8 mi
- Flash Point: 0.4 mi
- Light Tower: 0.8 mi
- Waterline: 1.0 mi
- Waterline: 1.1 mi
- Fern Pull: 1.1 mi
- Titanic Monument: 0.7 mi
- USS Enterprise: 1.1 mi
- USS Mitscher: 1.2 mi
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 1.4 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 1.5 mi
- River Street Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- World Deserts: 1.6 mi
- Hawaii: 1.6 mi
- Medicinal Plants: 1.6 mi
- Rubell Museum DC: 1.0 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 1.1 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 1.4 mi
- International Spy Museum: 1.5 mi
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief: 1.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.7 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.8 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Alger Park: 2.4 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.9 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 4.0 mi
- Troy Park: 3.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 5.3 mi
- Area 1: 5.4 mi
- Area 2: 5.4 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 4.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.8 mi
- Beaver Landing: 25.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Indian Head: 20.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.5 mi
- Great Falls: 15.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 289° | 156 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 284° | 144 m | 9.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 289° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 288° | 140 m | 13.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 277° | 137 m | 9.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 275° | 125 m | 7.3 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 330° | 123 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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–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, 2 mi away.
- Mallard774 obs
- European Starling593 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel593 obs
- House Sparrow465 obs
- American Robin425 obs
- Rock Pigeon388 obs
- Ring-billed Gull370 obs
- Northern Mockingbird333 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/41965102
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