Doctors Branch Park
Doctors Branch Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 41 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Center Public Square, a park 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 41 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Center Public Square: 0.2 mi
- Douglas Park: 0.3 mi
- Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
- Oakland Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Barcroft Park: 0.6 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Pike: 1.1 mi
- Dome Homes: 1.2 mi
- Reclining Liberty: 1.8 mi
- Bud/Blossom: 1.8 mi
- Fifi: 2.0 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 1.4 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.2 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.2 mi
- Ball-Sellers House: 1.4 mi
- Lyon Park Community Center: 1.6 mi
- Argonne Cross: 1.7 mi
- Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: 1.7 mi
- Arlington Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 1.9 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 2.9 mi
- Eden Center: 3.2 mi
- Spy Hill: 2.2 mi
- Munson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Upton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 3.2 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 2.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 21.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Indian Head: 17.8 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.5 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 16.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doctors Branch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 304° | 156 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 342° | 156 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 303° | 144 m | 5.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NW 316° | 140 m | 4.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 301° | 140 m | 9.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 289° | 137 m | 5.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 297° | 125 m | 2.8 mi |
| Point Reno | N 11° | 123 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel476 obs
- American Robin409 obs
- American Bullfrog408 obs
- American pokeweed374 obs
- Virginia creeper367 obs
- eastern poison ivy364 obs
- American tuliptree347 obs
- White-tailed Deer344 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/579643053
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 3 mi
- Falls Church · 4 mi
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