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Centre Ridge Park

Centre Ridge Park from directly overhead

Centre Ridge Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Centre Ridge North Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 10 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fairfax County Park Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.82087, -77.44506

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centre Ridge North Park: 0.8 mi
  • First Battle of Manassas: 1.2 mi
  • Old Centreville Road Park: 1.3 mi
  • Shady Hill Park: 1.4 mi
  • Second London Towne West Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Bull Run Special Events Center: 1.2 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 4.0 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 4.1 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 4.2 mi
  • Stone House: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Wildcat: 1.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 1.8 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 4.1 mi
  • Maze: 4.3 mi
  • Horse head: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Shelter #7: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 2.4 mi
  • Shelter #9: 2.5 mi
  • Shelter #6: 2.5 mi
  • Shelter #5: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Peaks: 59
Springs: 7
  • White Rock Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Peace Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 15.3 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 7.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 2.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 2.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 17.0 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainW 265°417 m21.3 mi
Signal MountainWNW 287°413 m14.5 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 264°404 m21.7 mi
High Point MountainW 280°397 m14.7 mi
White RockWNW 287°387 m14.6 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 289°374 m13.5 mi
Pignut MountainW 264°326 m19.3 mi
Prickly Pear MountainW 260°319 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2516:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787668564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly130 obs
  • Virginia bluebells113 obs
  • House Sparrow85 obs
  • Northern Cardinal81 obs
  • Mourning Dove65 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle57 obs
  • White-tailed Deer56 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel55 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/144831175

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