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George Mason Park

George Mason Park from directly overhead

George Mason Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Twinbrook Road Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 10.0 miles off. 52 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
Coordinates38.82344, -77.27912

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Twinbrook Road Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rolling Woods Estates Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kings Park West Park: 0.9 mi
  • University Park: 1.0 mi
  • Herzell Woods Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • The George Mason Statue: 1.6 mi
  • UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 2.0 mi
  • Horse head: 5.4 mi
  • Unnamed Puppy Dog: 5.5 mi
  • Heavy Load: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Confucius: 1.7 mi
  • St. Michael: 1.8 mi
  • Pieta: 2.3 mi
  • St. Francis: 2.3 mi
  • The Pines: 3.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.7 mi
  • Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Olney Park: 7.8 mi
  • Filene Center Lawns: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 52
Springs: 10
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 18.0 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Peace Spring: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 11.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Coe Creek: 8.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 11.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 11.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 15.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainW 280°413 m23.2 mi
High Point MountainW 276°397 m23.5 mi
White RockW 280°387 m23.3 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 281°374 m22.1 mi
Biscuit MountainW 269°268 m23.6 mi
Luntsfords MountainWSW 256°171 m24.6 mi
Gantt HillNNE 19°156 m7.5 mi
Hunting HillNNE 14°156 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270757467554537
Precip in3.32.63.83.44.34.14.33.54.23.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose229 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel213 obs
  • Great Blue Heron160 obs
  • Northern Cardinal140 obs
  • American holly123 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail120 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly120 obs
  • American beech114 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/142265162

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