Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 172 m. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleeter Lake, a park 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, and Community Service
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 12.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Vista · 12 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Split Rock · 13 mi
- Jefferson Rock · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleeter Lake: 0.8 mi
- Loudoun Valley Community Center: 1.3 mi
- Round Hill Town Park: 1.3 mi
- Fireman's Field Park: 1.5 mi
- Fireman's Field Park: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad: 3.2 mi
- Shannondale Lodge: 6.7 mi
- Fort Johnston: 8.5 mi
- Civil War Statue: 9.7 mi
- Round Top: 2.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Vesper Hill: 6.7 mi
- Steptoe Hill: 7.3 mi
- Neersville: 7.6 mi
- Pigs: 4.9 mi
- Triple Threat Slide: 4.9 mi
- Pig Races: 5.0 mi
- Cow Train: 5.0 mi
- T-Rex Pumpkin Crusher: 5.0 mi
- Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 5.0 mi
- Oatlands Museum: 9.0 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 9.1 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 9.2 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 9.6 mi
- Unbroken Circle #4: 9.8 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 9.8 mi
- Sun Flower: 9.8 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 9.8 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 7.2 mi
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Morven Park: 9.3 mi
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 1.8 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 5.0 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 14.1 mi
- butterfly Garden: 14.5 mi
- Harris Springs: 5.1 mi
- Potts Springs: 5.1 mi
- Cooper Springs: 6.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 7.3 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 15.0 mi
- Dargan Bend: 16.2 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 16.2 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 16.6 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 16.8 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 20.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- River Access: 6.8 mi
- River Access: 7.4 mi
- Pua Falls: 9.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.5 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Franklin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | SW 232° | 674 m | 19.3 mi |
| Paris | SW 234° | 590 m | 17.1 mi |
| Paris Mountain | SW 236° | 587 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 16° | 536 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 16° | 536 m | 22.8 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | SSW 209° | 476 m | 23.1 mi |
| Neersville | NNW 349° | 467 m | 7.6 mi |
| Naked Mountain | SW 222° | 448 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 2 mi away.
- American pokeweed48 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly36 obs
- chicory27 obs
- Wingstem27 obs
- Carolina horsenettle26 obs
- Northern Cardinal25 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel23 obs
- Huron Skipper21 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/198973666
Day trips start here
- Loudoun County · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 10 mi
- Middleburg · 11 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 13 mi
- Brunswick · 14 mi
- Ashburn · 15 mi
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