Ox Hill Battlefield Park
Ox Hill Battlefield Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kearny and Stevens Monuments, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 9.4 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 11 mi
- Overlook 1 · 11 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 11 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kearny and Stevens Monuments: 0.0 mi
- Fairfax County 9/11 Memorial Grove Garden: 1.1 mi
- Seniors 2020 Rock: 3.6 mi
- Confucius: 4.1 mi
- Colonel John Singleton Mosby: 4.2 mi
- Horse head: 0.3 mi
- Filly: 0.3 mi
- Heavy Load: 0.3 mi
- Unnamed Puppy Dog: 0.4 mi
- Girl with Dog: 1.1 mi
- Pender Pet Caring Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Fair Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Stone Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Fair Oaks Park: 0.6 mi
- Dixie Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Fluffy Rides: 0.6 mi
- Bull Run Special Events Center: 6.2 mi
- The Caboose: 6.2 mi
- Pupatella Car: 6.2 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 1.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.3 mi
- Heart Haven Meditation Garden: 3.8 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 1.8 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 4.0 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 4.9 mi
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 5.1 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 5.4 mi
- Fairfax Villa Park: 2.5 mi
- Bells Bird Sanctuary Park: 3.5 mi
- Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Stone Crossing Park: 4.6 mi
- Glade Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 3.3 mi
- Pony Barn: 4.5 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 7.2 mi
- Shelter #7: 7.5 mi
- Picnic area D: 7.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 5.9 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 5.9 mi
- Freedom Hill: 7.9 mi
- Gantt Hill: 8.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.6 mi
- White Rock Spring: 17.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.9 mi
- Harmony Spring: 19.1 mi
- Peace Spring: 19.1 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 19.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 17.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 9.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 7.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 7.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 18.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 18.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Indian Head: 20.8 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ox Hill Battlefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 274° | 413 m | 18.0 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 268° | 397 m | 18.5 mi |
| White Rock | W 274° | 387 m | 18.0 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 275° | 374 m | 16.9 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NNW 334° | 361 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WSW 258° | 326 m | 23.8 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | W 275° | 295 m | 19.9 mi |
| Biscuit Mountain | W 260° | 268 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly155 obs
- Monarch86 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee80 obs
- American tuliptree79 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail79 obs
- American Toad79 obs
- Northern Cardinal77 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage75 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/133048074
Day trips start here
- Centreville · 4 mi
- Chantilly · 4 mi
- Fairfax · 4 mi
- Fairfax County · 5 mi
- Reston · 6 mi
- Vienna · 6 mi
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