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Mattawoman State Natural Environmental Area

Mattawoman State Natural Environmental Area from directly overhead

Mattawoman State Natural Environmental Area is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Diffenbach Court Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
14 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.57929, -77.13720

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Diffenbach Court Park: 2.0 mi
  • Charlie Wright Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Village Green: 2.3 mi
  • Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
  • Pisgah Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 9.0 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 9.2 mi
  • Lower Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Upper Garden: 9.4 mi
Attractions
  • George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 9.3 mi
  • Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours: 9.3 mi
  • Mansion Line Entry: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Area Entrance & Exit: 9.4 mi
  • George Washington's Mount Vernon: 9.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 27
  • Stretchmark Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Rose Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Ellenboro Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Ravens Crest: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 6.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Table: 10.8 mi
  • Treehouse: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Dolphin Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 11.5 mi
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 9.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 9.7 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coe Creek: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mattawoman State Natural Environmental Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNNW 348°156 m24.5 mi
Mount DanielN 354°144 m22.1 mi
Minor's HillN 357°140 m22.4 mi
Freedom HillNNW 347°140 m24.4 mi
Prout HillN 352°137 m21.1 mi
Upton HillN 359°125 m20.4 mi
Spy HillN 360°114 m20.0 mi
Munson HillN 359°112 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2316:1016:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Box Turtle19 obs
  • smooth sumac17 obs
  • Common Watersnake15 obs
  • sensitive fern15 obs
  • American lotus15 obs
  • Carolina horsenettle14 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail13 obs
  • Green Treefrog13 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 node/358246751

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