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Cecil W Garrison Park

Cecil W Garrison Park from directly overhead

Cecil W Garrison Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Luntsfords Mountain stands 171 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Weems-Botts Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.56642, -77.32596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Iwo Jima Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Molly Marine: 1.7 mi
  • The Boys of ’67: 1.7 mi
  • 5th Officers Basic Class 1948: 1.7 mi
  • Lieutenant General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Attractions: 55
Artworks: 49
Museums: 42
Peaks: 31
  • Stretchmark Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Signal Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Choo Choo Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Rose Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Fall Hill: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Aquia Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Veterans Park: 6.7 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 13.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 2.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 2.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.1 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Dolphin Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 3.4 mi
  • West Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coe Creek: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Luntsfords MountainWNW 299°171 m24.3 mi
Mount DanielNNE 19°144 m24.2 mi
Minor's HillNNE 21°140 m25.0 mi
Prout HillNNE 18°137 m22.9 mi
Upton HillNNE 24°125 m23.4 mi
Spy HillNNE 26°114 m23.2 mi
Munson HillNNE 26°112 m22.5 mi
Lucky HillW 269°112 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4619:5820:38
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • fan clubmoss65 obs
  • crane-fly orchid46 obs
  • striped wintergreen40 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander37 obs
  • American beech32 obs
  • mountain laurel31 obs
  • Christmas fern31 obs
  • partridgeberry31 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1469195978

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