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James S. Long Park

James S. Long Park from directly overhead

James S. Long Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 644 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Waverly Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

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Coordinates38.84856, -77.62842

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waverly Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hidden Gazebo Park: 2.1 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 2.4 mi
  • Catharpin Park: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • Akela Village: 2.4 mi
  • Wachovia Handicraft Pavilion: 2.4 mi
  • The Big Dig: 2.5 mi
  • The Ship: 2.5 mi
  • Cope Course: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Second Manassas Monument: 4.4 mi
  • 14th Brooklyn Monument: 5.1 mi
  • New York Regiment: 5.3 mi
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 5.7 mi
  • Colonel Fletcher Webster: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Gardens: 45
Artworks: 42
  • Carol: 3.5 mi
  • Wildcat: 11.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 11.8 mi
  • Maze: 12.6 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 12.9 mi
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 26
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 7.8 mi
  • Shelter #11: 8.0 mi
  • Shelter #1: 8.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • White Rock Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Peace Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 5.6 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.3 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.6 mi
  • Coe Creek: 16.5 mi
  • Pua Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 7.7 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 7.7 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of James S. Long Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainW 273°644 m22.3 mi
ParisWNW 295°590 m22.1 mi
Paris MountainNW 308°587 m20.5 mi
Big Cobbler MountainW 268°476 m17.5 mi
Naked MountainWNW 284°448 m19.7 mi
Little Cobbler MountainW 275°441 m17.1 mi
Buck MountainW 273°438 m21.4 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 251°417 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787668564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Box Turtle32 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit23 obs
  • Northern Cardinal22 obs
  • White-tailed Deer22 obs
  • common pawpaw21 obs
  • garlic mustard20 obs
  • Huron Skipper20 obs
  • wineberry19 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/675732499

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