Springfield Forest Park
Springfield Forest Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 69 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee High Park, a park 0.6 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 5.8 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 69 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fairfax County Park Authority
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 13.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 7 mi
- Viewing Area · 9 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee High Park: 0.6 mi
- Devonshire Park: 0.7 mi
- Manchester Lakes Park: 0.8 mi
- Windsor Knolls Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Franconia Forest Park: 0.9 mi
- Lego Giraffe: 0.7 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 3.0 mi
- The Pike: 5.9 mi
- The Edmonson Sisters: 5.9 mi
- compass rose: 6.2 mi
- Carolltown Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- Pentagon Stones: 3.5 mi
- Mary, the Mother of Jesus: 3.8 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 3.8 mi
- Statue of Mary: 3.9 mi
- Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 2.5 mi
- Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge: 3.6 mi
- Mason District Park: 4.0 mi
- Winkler Botanical Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Chessie’s Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Warriors' Field: 3.5 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Pope-Leighey House: 4.1 mi
- National Museum Of The United States Army: 3.6 mi
- Distillery: 4.6 mi
- Miller's Cottage: 4.6 mi
- Gristmill: 4.6 mi
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 4.2 mi
- Chapel Garden: 4.9 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Shooters Hill: 5.5 mi
- Munson Hill: 6.0 mi
- Spy Hill: 6.7 mi
- Upton Hill: 6.9 mi
- Prout Hill: 7.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 14.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Head: 11.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 16.0 mi
- Blue Banks: 23.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 11.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.5 mi
- Great Falls: 16.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Springfield Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NNW 340° | 156 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 355° | 156 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | N 353° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | N 1° | 140 m | 8.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NNW 337° | 140 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | NNW 347° | 137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | N 7° | 125 m | 6.9 mi |
| Point Reno | NNE 21° | 123 m | 13.1 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 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 9 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly68 obs
- Canada Goose59 obs
- American tuliptree43 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel39 obs
- Japanese honeysuckle38 obs
- Common Box Turtle37 obs
- black cherry37 obs
- multiflora rose37 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/148658374
Day trips start here
- Springfield · 1 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- South Alexandria · 4 mi
- Annandale · 5 mi
- Burke · 6 mi
- Lorton · 6 mi
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