Rolling Forest Park
Rolling Forest Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Daventry Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 7.8 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.4 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 10 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Daventry Playground: 0.2 mi
- Rolling Wood School Site: 0.9 mi
- West Springfield Village Park: 0.9 mi
- Signorelli Park: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 0.8 mi
- Greentree Village Park: 2.1 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 3.7 mi
- Wakefield Park: 3.9 mi
- Wakefield Park: 4.1 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 2.1 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 3.7 mi
- Warriors' Field: 3.7 mi
- Pope-Leighey House: 5.3 mi
- Woodlawn Mansion: 5.3 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 2.3 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 4.5 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 6.1 mi
- The George Mason Statue: 6.8 mi
- UV HOTBOX GRAFF: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Table: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.6 mi
- Treehouse: 5.7 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 6.6 mi
- Pentagon Stones: 3.7 mi
- St. Michael: 3.8 mi
- Carolltown Historical Marker: 4.0 mi
- Statue of Mary: 4.2 mi
- Statue of St. Michael: 4.2 mi
- National Museum Of The United States Army: 3.8 mi
- Lucy Burns Museum: 5.0 mi
- Miller's Cottage: 5.8 mi
- Distillery: 5.8 mi
- Gristmill: 5.8 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 5.3 mi
- Food/Flower Garden: 6.4 mi
- Garden Mulch Supply: 6.7 mi
- Green Acres Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 7.7 mi
- Prout Hill: 8.2 mi
- Spy Hill: 8.4 mi
- Shooters Hill: 8.5 mi
- Upton Hill: 8.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 12.5 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 12.7 mi
- West Beach: 12.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 8.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.2 mi
- Great Falls: 16.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Indian Head: 11.2 mi
- Possum Nose: 14.6 mi
- Blue Banks: 21.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 12.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 12.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 15.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 15.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 18.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rolling Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | N 356° | 156 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 3° | 156 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | N 11° | 144 m | 9.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNE 18° | 140 m | 10.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | N 353° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | N 9° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNE 26° | 125 m | 8.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NNE 30° | 123 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 10 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty77 obs
- lesser celandine73 obs
- American Toad70 obs
- American beech69 obs
- Incised Fumewort67 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink65 obs
- Christmas fern64 obs
- Beech Leaf Disease63 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/144052151
Day trips start here
- Burke · 3 mi
- Springfield · 3 mi
- Lorton · 4 mi
- Annandale · 5 mi
- Fairfax County · 6 mi
- Fairfax · 7 mi
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