Monticello Park
Monticello Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Herzell Woods Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 11 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Herzell Woods Park: 0.1 mi
- Greenfield Park: 0.1 mi
- Rolling Woods Estates Park: 0.3 mi
- Twinbrook Road Park: 0.4 mi
- Lake Braddock School Site: 0.4 mi
- St. Michael: 1.6 mi
- Confucius: 2.3 mi
- Pieta: 3.1 mi
- St. Francis: 3.1 mi
- The Pines: 4.2 mi
- The George Mason Statue: 2.3 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 2.3 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 6.0 mi
- Horse head: 6.0 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 6.0 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Food/Flower Garden: 4.9 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 5.3 mi
- Heart Haven Meditation Garden: 5.5 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 2.6 mi
- Greentree Village Park: 2.8 mi
- Wakefield Park: 3.0 mi
- Wakefield Park: 3.0 mi
- Daniels Run Park: 3.1 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 2.8 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 5.5 mi
- Freeman Store & Museum: 6.7 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 5.7 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- The Caboose: 6.7 mi
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 8.8 mi
- Olney Park: 8.8 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 6.3 mi
- Prout Hill: 6.9 mi
- Munson Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mount Daniel: 8.1 mi
- Freedom Hill: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 18.7 mi
- White Rock Spring: 23.3 mi
- Peace Spring: 23.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 13.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 7.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Indian Head: 15.0 mi
- Possum Nose: 17.4 mi
- Blue Banks: 24.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 11.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 11.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monticello Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | WNW 283° | 413 m | 23.4 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 278° | 397 m | 23.6 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 283° | 387 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WNW 284° | 374 m | 22.4 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | W 272° | 268 m | 23.6 mi |
| Luntsfords Mountain | WSW 258° | 171 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | NNE 17° | 156 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 13° | 156 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 6 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal148 obs
- Great Blue Heron137 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail125 obs
- Canada Goose124 obs
- American Toad115 obs
- lesser celandine108 obs
- mayapple103 obs
- American tuliptree103 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/110260709
Day trips start here
- Burke · 2 mi
- Fairfax County · 2 mi
- Fairfax · 3 mi
- Annandale · 4 mi
- Springfield · 6 mi
- Vienna · 6 mi
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