Clock Tower
Clock Tower is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 136 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The George Mason Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 10 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 136 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 11 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 11 mi
- Overlook 1 · 11 mi
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The George Mason Statue: 0.1 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 0.7 mi
- Horse head: 3.8 mi
- Unnamed Puppy Dog: 3.9 mi
- Heavy Load: 3.9 mi
- Confucius: 0.2 mi
- Fairfax County 9/11 Memorial Grove Garden: 3.0 mi
- St. Michael: 3.3 mi
- Pieta: 3.6 mi
- St. Francis: 3.6 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 3.1 mi
- Heart Haven Meditation Garden: 3.7 mi
- Food/Flower Garden: 5.2 mi
- Vienna Elementery Garden: 5.4 mi
- Oak Tree: 0.4 mi
- Oak Tree: 0.4 mi
- School Street Park: 0.5 mi
- University Park: 0.6 mi
- Providence Park: 0.8 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 1.0 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 2.7 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 4.2 mi
- Freeman Store & Museum: 5.5 mi
- Bells Bird Sanctuary Park: 1.3 mi
- Fairfax Villa Park: 1.7 mi
- Daniels Run Park: 1.9 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 4.2 mi
- Wakefield Park: 4.3 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 3.5 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 5.5 mi
- The Caboose: 5.5 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 6.8 mi
- Pony Barn: 7.3 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 5.7 mi
- Prout Hill: 7.1 mi
- Freedom Hill: 7.2 mi
- Gantt Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Daniel: 8.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 19.0 mi
- White Rock Spring: 21.5 mi
- Peace Spring: 22.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.6 mi
- Beaver Landing: 15.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 7.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.3 mi
- Great Falls: 11.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 10.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 10.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 16.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 16.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Indian Head: 17.1 mi
- Possum Nose: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clock Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 279° | 413 m | 21.6 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 275° | 397 m | 22.0 mi |
| White Rock | W 280° | 387 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 281° | 374 m | 20.6 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | W 280° | 295 m | 23.6 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | W 267° | 268 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 319° | 187 m | 24.4 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | NW 306° | 176 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel223 obs
- Canada Goose155 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly152 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail130 obs
- American holly116 obs
- Northern Cardinal112 obs
- Amur honeysuckle105 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle100 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 node/356605266
Day trips start here
- Fairfax County · 1 mi
- Fairfax · 1 mi
- Burke · 4 mi
- Annandale · 5 mi
- Vienna · 5 mi
- Centreville · 7 mi
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