Grace Murray Hopper Park
Grace Murray Hopper Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fifi, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Virginia Highlands Park: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Grant Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Ives Park: 0.4 mi
- Arlington View Park: 0.6 mi
- Arlington Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Girder: 0.4 mi
- Queen City: 0.4 mi
- The Heritage Of The United States Air Force: 0.5 mi
- Honor Guard: 0.5 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 2.4 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 2.4 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 2.4 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.8 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.0 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.3 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
- Flower Garden: 1.4 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Statues: 2.0 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 2.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.4 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 2.6 mi
- Lock 0: 2.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.8 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.6 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.6 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Indian Head: 18.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 23.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 13.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grace Murray Hopper Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 296° | 156 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 335° | 156 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 291° | 144 m | 6.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 300° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 294° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 281° | 137 m | 7.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 281° | 125 m | 4.5 mi |
| Point Reno | N 354° | 123 m | 6.3 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, 2 mi away.
- Osprey247 obs
- American Robin243 obs
- Northern Mockingbird241 obs
- Mallard237 obs
- Song Sparrow214 obs
- Canada Goose203 obs
- House Sparrow198 obs
- European Starling198 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/158971117
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