Independent Hill Park
Independent Hill Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 112 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is George Hellwig Memorial Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 112 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 21 mi
- Overlook 2 · 26 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 26 mi
- Overlook 1 · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George Hellwig Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Minnieville Manor Park: 1.7 mi
- Shenandoah Park: 2.2 mi
- Howison Homestead Park: 2.5 mi
- Andrew Leitch Park: 3.3 mi
- Howison Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Greenwood Presbyterian Church (1855): 4.4 mi
- Roll of Honor: 5.2 mi
- World Trade Center Steel: 5.2 mi
- Benita Fitzgerald Drive: 6.2 mi
- Doves Landing Park: 4.2 mi
- Greenwood Farms Park: 4.4 mi
- Prince William Forest Park: 5.1 mi
- Brentsville Park: 5.3 mi
- Brentsville Historic District: 5.4 mi
- K1 Speed: 10.3 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 10.3 mi
- Bull Run Special Events Center: 12.7 mi
- Griffin's Battery: 13.2 mi
- Rickett's Battery: 13.3 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 13.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.4 mi
- Weems-Botts Museum: 7.1 mi
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps: 7.8 mi
- Manassas Museum: 8.2 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 8.3 mi
- Mill House Museum: 9.7 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 9.7 mi
- Wildcat: 13.0 mi
- Wildcat: 13.2 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 14.4 mi
- The George Mason Statue: 15.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.0 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 10.3 mi
- Mount Pone: 12.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 13.0 mi
- Henry Hill: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 10.9 mi
- Shelter #9: 11.6 mi
- Shelter #6: 11.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 10.6 mi
- Indian Head: 13.8 mi
- Blue Banks: 15.6 mi
- Bull Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Peace Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 19.4 mi
- Harmony Spring: 19.4 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 19.6 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 19.7 mi
- West Beach: 4.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 4.8 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 5.0 mi
- Clifton Beach: 17.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 6.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 6.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 12.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 7.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Independent Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 296° | 417 m | 24.6 mi |
| Signal Mountain | NW 319° | 413 m | 22.5 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | WNW 295° | 404 m | 24.8 mi |
| High Point Mountain | NW 315° | 397 m | 21.6 mi |
| White Rock | NW 319° | 387 m | 22.7 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | NW 322° | 374 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WNW 299° | 326 m | 22.9 mi |
| Prickly Pear Mountain | WNW 291° | 319 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:11 | 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 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 8 mi away.
- Bald Eagle27 obs
- Northern Cricket Frog20 obs
- Common Box Turtle20 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander14 obs
- American tuliptree14 obs
- American Toad14 obs
- fan clubmoss14 obs
- Eastern Newt11 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 node/356599644
Day trips start here
- Prince William County · 5 mi
- Bristow · 8 mi
- Manassas · 8 mi
- Triangle · 8 mi
- Woodbridge · 9 mi
- Northern Virginia · 11 mi
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