Fort Scott Park
Fort Scott Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripple, a artwork 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ripple: 0.3 mi
- Fragments of Sky: 0.4 mi
- Potomac Garden: 0.4 mi
- Wonder Wander: 0.5 mi
- To Ava with Love: 0.8 mi
- Eads Park: 0.3 mi
- Oakcrest Park: 0.3 mi
- Elbert Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Nina Park: 0.4 mi
- Four Mile Run Park: 0.4 mi
- 9/11 Girder: 0.7 mi
- Arlington Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Queen City: 1.0 mi
- Captain Rocky Versace Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Heritage Of The United States Air Force: 1.5 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 1.2 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 2.9 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 3.0 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 3.0 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 1.3 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Pool: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief: 2.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.6 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.9 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 4.1 mi
- Simpson Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 2.2 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.4 mi
- Shooters Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 3.8 mi
- Spy Hill: 4.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Indian Head: 17.8 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.4 mi
- Great Falls: 14.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.6 mi
- Wilson: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Scott Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 300° | 156 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 336° | 156 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 298° | 144 m | 7.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NW 306° | 140 m | 6.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 298° | 140 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 288° | 137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 292° | 125 m | 5.1 mi |
| Point Reno | N 353° | 123 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee522 obs
- Northern Cardinal472 obs
- American Robin468 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee364 obs
- Gray Catbird355 obs
- Song Sparrow351 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee347 obs
- Blue Jay346 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/533164977
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Alexandria · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 3 mi
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