- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8234, -77.1301
Holmes Run Scenic Easement is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 26 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dora Kelley Nature Park, a park 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holmes Run Scenic Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 349° | 156 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NNW 331° | 144 m | 5.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 345° | 140 m | 5.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 319° | 140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 320° | 137 m | 5.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNW 346° | 125 m | 3.6 mi |
| Point Reno | NNE 18° | 123 m | 9.3 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dora Kelley Nature Park: 0.4 mi
- Glen Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- James Marx All Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
- Brookvalley Park: 1.0 mi
- Holmes Run Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park: 1.5 mi
- Mason District Park: 2.4 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.3 mi
- Round Tree Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Statue of St. Francis: 0.7 mi
- Statue of Mary: 0.7 mi
- Outdoor Stations of the Cross: 0.8 mi
- Mary, the Mother of Jesus: 0.8 mi
- Mary, Queen of Heaven & Earth: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Chapel Garden: 2.1 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Today is Tomorrow: 2.1 mi
- The Pike: 2.1 mi
- Dome Homes: 2.6 mi
- Egg: 3.8 mi
- Dogs of Del Ray Painting: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 3.4 mi
- Chessie’s Carousel: 3.6 mi
- Eden Center: 3.7 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 3.8 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 3.8 mi
Museums
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum: 3.9 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 4.3 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 4.5 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 45
- Munson Hill: 2.7 mi
- Spy Hill: 3.2 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.3 mi
- Upton Hill: 3.6 mi
- Prout Hill: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 1.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Great Falls: 13.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 14.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 12.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rosier Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Indian Head: 15.3 mi
- Possum Nose: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 18.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 18.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 3 mi
- Annandale · 4 mi
- Arlington · 4 mi
- Springfield · 4 mi
- Alexandria · 5 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 5 mi
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