- Elevation, modelled
- 94 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 9.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway9.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7856, -77.2335
Cardinal Forest Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 94 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Royal Ridge Park, a park 0.7 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 9.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cardinal Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | N 0° | 156 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 5° | 156 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NNE 20° | 144 m | 8.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNE 26° | 140 m | 9.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 9.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | NNE 18° | 137 m | 7.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | NE 37° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Point Reno | NE 36° | 123 m | 14.3 mi |
- 9.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Religious Freedom BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 11 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 11 mi
- Viewing Area · 11 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Royal Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Pond Park: 0.8 mi
- Orange Hunt Estates Park: 1.0 mi
- West Springfield Village Park: 1.2 mi
- Signorelli Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 5.4 mi
- Warriors' Field: 5.5 mi
- Chessie’s Carousel: 6.6 mi
- Pope-Leighey House: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Greentree Village Park: 1.5 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 1.6 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 2.1 mi
- Wakefield Park: 2.4 mi
- Wakefield Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- St. Michael: 2.0 mi
- Statue of St. Michael: 3.1 mi
- Statue of Mary: 3.2 mi
- Stations of the Cross: 3.2 mi
- The Cannon: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Lego Giraffe: 3.2 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 4.1 mi
- The George Mason Statue: 5.1 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 5.2 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Area 2: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 4.5 mi
- Treehouse: 6.7 mi
- Area 5: 7.6 mi
Gardens
- Food/Flower Garden: 5.0 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 7.0 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
Museums
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 5.4 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 5.4 mi
- National Museum Of The United States Army: 5.5 mi
- Lucy Burns Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mill House Museum: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 46
- Prout Hill: 7.0 mi
- Munson Hill: 7.0 mi
- Upton Hill: 7.7 mi
- Spy Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Daniel: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.4 mi
- Beaver Landing: 13.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.5 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Coe Creek: 8.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Indian Head: 12.9 mi
- Possum Nose: 15.9 mi
- Blue Banks: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 13.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 13.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 14.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 14.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 17.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.5 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Burke · 2 mi
- Springfield · 3 mi
- Annandale · 4 mi
- Fairfax County · 4 mi
- Fairfax · 6 mi
- Lorton · 6 mi
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