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Manassas Gap Park

Manassas Gap Park from directly overhead

Manassas Gap Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Masonville Park, a park 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 7.5 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.83733, -77.20360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • St. Francis of Assisi: 0.5 mi
  • The Cannon: 0.7 mi
  • Statue of St. Michael: 1.0 mi
  • Stations of the Cross: 1.0 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Lake Accotink Carousel: 3.0 mi
  • Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 3.3 mi
  • Eden Center: 3.7 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 4.5 mi
  • Constitution Park Bell: 5.3 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 47
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 7.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 11.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 15.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 15.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 17.7 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manassas Gap Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNNW 346°156 m6.3 mi
Hunting HillN 1°156 m17.1 mi
Black HillNNW 348°148 m24.7 mi
Mount DanielNNE 15°144 m4.3 mi
Minor's HillNNE 28°140 m5.2 mi
Freedom HillNNW 340°140 m6.3 mi
Prout HillN 11°137 m3.1 mi
Upton HillNE 50°125 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270757467554537
Precip in3.32.63.83.44.34.14.33.54.23.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • mayapple122 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle114 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage102 obs
  • eastern poison ivy102 obs
  • lesser celandine99 obs
  • American holly98 obs
  • American tuliptree96 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty91 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/238271680

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