Park · Virginia
Rocky Run Park
Rocky Run Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 105 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Maze, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 9.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 105 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.86817, -77.39526
- 9.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 11 mi
- Overlook 1 · 12 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 12 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Maze: 0.1 mi
- Girl with Dog: 0.6 mi
- Horse head: 1.6 mi
- Filly: 1.7 mi
- Heavy Load: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Greenbiar commons Park: 0.1 mi
- Greenbriar Park: 0.5 mi
- Poplar Tree Park: 0.9 mi
- Stone Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Private Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Kearny and Stevens Monuments: 1.4 mi
- Fairfax County 9/11 Memorial Grove Garden: 2.4 mi
- Colonel John Singleton Mosby: 3.0 mi
- Seniors 2020 Rock: 3.1 mi
- Ox Road Path: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Kitchen Garden: 2.0 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 2.4 mi
- Heart Haven Meditation Garden: 5.1 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Fluffy Rides: 2.0 mi
- Yellow Chair Meeting Point: 5.2 mi
- Bull Run Special Events Center: 5.2 mi
- Farm Chores: 5.2 mi
- Castle Slide: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 2.1 mi
- Pony Barn: 4.6 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 5.9 mi
- Shelter #7: 6.6 mi
- Shelter #9: 6.7 mi
Museums
- National Firearms Museum: 3.2 mi
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 4.0 mi
- Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center: 5.4 mi
- Fairfax Station Railroad Museum: 5.8 mi
- Hunter House at Nottoway Park: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Stone Crossing Park: 3.3 mi
- Fairfax Villa Park: 3.7 mi
- Bells Bird Sanctuary Park: 4.9 mi
- Glade Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Rock Hill: 4.5 mi
- Choo Choo Hill: 6.0 mi
- Henry Hill: 7.8 mi
- Buck Hill: 7.8 mi
- Matthews Hill: 7.9 mi
Springs: 9
- White Rock Spring: 16.4 mi
- Harmony Spring: 17.8 mi
- Peace Spring: 17.8 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 17.8 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Coe Creek: 9.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.6 mi
- Great Falls: 11.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 6.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 6.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rosier Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Rocky Run Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 273° | 413 m | 16.6 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 267° | 397 m | 17.2 mi |
| White Rock | W 274° | 387 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 275° | 374 m | 15.5 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NNW 337° | 361 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WSW 257° | 326 m | 22.5 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | W 275° | 295 m | 18.5 mi |
| Waters Mountain | WSW 252° | 276 m | 24.3 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, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly112 obs
- Northern Cardinal82 obs
- white oak67 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle64 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel59 obs
- Common Box Turtle58 obs
- American tuliptree57 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty57 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 node/356600526
Day trips start here
- Centreville · 3 mi
- Chantilly · 3 mi
- Fairfax · 5 mi
- Fairfax County · 7 mi
- Herndon · 7 mi
- Reston · 7 mi
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