Park · Virginia
Poplar Tree Park
Poplar Tree Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenbriar Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 10 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.86051, -77.40973
- 10.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 12 mi
- Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 13 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenbriar Park: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Run Park: 0.9 mi
- Centreville Farms Community Association: 1.0 mi
- Greenbiar commons Park: 1.0 mi
- Stringfellow Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Maze: 1.0 mi
- Girl with Dog: 1.1 mi
- Horse head: 2.3 mi
- Wildcat: 2.4 mi
- Filly: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Kitchen Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 3.0 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Heart Haven Meditation Garden: 6.0 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 1.2 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 5.4 mi
- Pony Barn: 5.5 mi
- Shelter #7: 5.7 mi
- Shelter #9: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Kearny and Stevens Monuments: 2.2 mi
- Seniors 2020 Rock: 2.5 mi
- Colonel John Singleton Mosby: 2.9 mi
- Fairfax County 9/11 Memorial Grove Garden: 3.0 mi
- Union Mills Historic Site: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Stone Crossing Park: 2.5 mi
- Fairfax Villa Park: 4.3 mi
- Mountain Road District Park: 4.6 mi
- Clifton Creek Trail Park: 5.5 mi
- Bells Bird Sanctuary Park: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Fluffy Rides: 2.8 mi
- Bull Run Special Events Center: 4.3 mi
- Yellow Chair Meeting Point: 4.6 mi
- Castle Slide: 4.6 mi
- Castle Slide: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Rock Hill: 3.9 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 5.5 mi
- Henry Hill: 6.8 mi
- Buck Hill: 6.9 mi
- Matthews Hill: 7.0 mi
Museums
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 4.0 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 4.0 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 7.5 mi
Springs: 9
- White Rock Spring: 15.7 mi
- Harmony Spring: 16.9 mi
- Peace Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Coe Creek: 9.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 12.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 5.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 18.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rosier Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Poplar Tree Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 259° | 417 m | 23.6 mi |
| Signal Mountain | W 275° | 413 m | 15.8 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | WSW 258° | 404 m | 24.0 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 269° | 397 m | 16.4 mi |
| White Rock | W 276° | 387 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 277° | 374 m | 14.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NNW 339° | 361 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WSW 258° | 326 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Dulles Intl AP, 6 mi away.
- mayapple157 obs
- Northern Cardinal132 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly123 obs
- multiflora rose104 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle88 obs
- garlic mustard84 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel83 obs
- bloodroot79 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/121182484
Day trips start here
- Centreville · 2 mi
- Chantilly · 3 mi
- Fairfax · 6 mi
- Fairfax County · 7 mi
- Northern Virginia · 7 mi
- Reston · 7 mi
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