Jones Point Park
Jones Point Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is World War I-Era Rudder, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.4 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 5 mi
- Viewing Area · 7 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 7 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- World War I-Era Rudder: 0.0 mi
- South Corner Boundary Stone: 0.2 mi
- African American Heritage Park Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- The Capital Wheel at National Harbor: 1.3 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 1.4 mi
- Ford's Landing: 0.3 mi
- Windmill Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Shipyard Park: 0.5 mi
- Point Lumley Park: 0.6 mi
- Armory Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
- Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Duvall's Tavern: 0.9 mi
- Alexandria War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Rosemont Historic District: 1.6 mi
- George Washington Masonic National Memorial: 1.6 mi
- The Path of Thorns and Roses: 0.4 mi
- The Ship Builder: 0.7 mi
- The Edmonson Sisters: 1.2 mi
- compass rose: 1.3 mi
- The Awakening: 1.4 mi
- Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem: 0.8 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 0.8 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 0.9 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 1.0 mi
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Belle Haven Park: 1.5 mi
- Mount Vernon District Park: 2.0 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 4.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 4.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Simpson Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Chapel Garden: 3.3 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- Shooters Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 2.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 6.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 7.1 mi
- Munson Hill: 7.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.9 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Indian Head: 14.9 mi
- Possum Nose: 20.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.0 mi
- Great Falls: 18.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 20.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 20.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.4 mi
- Wilson: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 312° | 156 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 337° | 156 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 314° | 144 m | 10.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NW 321° | 140 m | 9.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 310° | 140 m | 14.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 307° | 137 m | 10.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | NW 315° | 125 m | 8.0 mi |
| Point Reno | N 350° | 123 m | 11.1 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 3 mi away.
- Mourning Dove743 obs
- Mallard508 obs
- Northern Cardinal458 obs
- Bald Eagle383 obs
- Osprey355 obs
- House Sparrow314 obs
- American Robin275 obs
- Canada Goose259 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/227893840
Day trips start here
- Alexandria · 1 mi
- National Harbor · 1 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 4 mi
- Fort Washington · 4 mi
- South Alexandria · 4 mi
- Mount Vernon · 5 mi
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