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Izaak Walton Park

Izaak Walton Park from directly overhead

Izaak Walton Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saratoga, a historic site 3.5 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11927, -78.11694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
Attractions: 20
  • Cider Stage: 15.7 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 15.7 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 15.8 mi
  • Peacocks: 15.8 mi
  • Pig Pen: 15.8 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 16
  • The Peacemakers: 3.9 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 4.1 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 4.8 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 5.0 mi
  • Admiral Richard Byrd: 5.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Town Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • River Access: 12.6 mi
  • River Access: 13.3 mi
  • Beach 2: 16.7 mi
  • Beach 3: 17.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Pua Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Miller Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Izaak Walton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleW 276°864 m17.1 mi
Eagle RockW 269°791 m18.3 mi
Dickey HillSSW 195°740 m18.9 mi
Spring MountainW 270°738 m19.1 mi
Meneka PeakSW 225°730 m16.6 mi
High KnobS 179°728 m16.1 mi
Blue MountainSSE 156°674 m12.3 mi
Short MtnW 266°660 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4720:0220:43
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2916:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441526270757366544435
Precip in2.52.23.43.23.94.03.83.74.43.12.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 7 SE, 2 mi away.

  • Common Box Turtle10 obs
  • Common Garter Snake2 obs
  • Painted Turtle2 obs
  • American pokeweed2 obs
  • Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle2 obs
  • wild carrot2 obs
  • multiflora rose2 obs
  • American persimmon2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356562572

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