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Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park

Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park from directly overhead

Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

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Coordinates39.06797, -77.54141

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: 1.1 mi
  • Two Creeks Trail Area: 1.1 mi
  • Smithsonian Naturalist Center: 1.2 mi
  • Tuscarora Creek Park: 1.9 mi
  • Beth Miller Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Cooke's Mill: 1.6 mi
  • Leesburg 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 2.4 mi
  • Leesburg Quarry (Historical): 3.1 mi
  • George C. Marshall: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Welcome, the Iconic Hand: 3.1 mi
  • Sun Flower: 3.1 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 3.1 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 3.1 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens: 52
  • butterfly Garden: 2.9 mi
  • butterfly garden: 2.9 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Vermont Maple Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Designated Wildflower Zone: 10.6 mi
Museums: 50
  • Loudoun Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Oatlands Mansion: 4.5 mi
  • Oatlands Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 5.3 mi
  • Winmill Carriage Museum: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Smiths Switch Station: 5.2 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 6.4 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 12.1 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 12.9 mi
  • Pony Barn: 13.7 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 6.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Pua Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sycamore Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.6 mi
  • River Access: 18.3 mi
  • River Access: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainW 263°587 m20.8 mi
NeersvilleNW 314°467 m17.0 mi
Maryland HeightsNNW 334°444 m21.1 mi
Raven RocksWNW 288°443 m16.5 mi
Short Hill MountainNNW 328°441 m16.5 mi
Signal MountainSW 214°413 m15.5 mi
High Point MountainSSW 212°397 m17.3 mi
Buzzard HillW 273°397 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4520:0020:40
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473777669574637
Precip in3.12.63.83.54.94.64.13.74.14.03.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Box Turtle44 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly28 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird22 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird17 obs
  • White-tailed Deer17 obs
  • wineberry16 obs
  • Great Blue Heron15 obs
  • Green Heron14 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/352670825

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