Stafford Wayside
Stafford Wayside is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Hamiltons Thicket stands 124 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone River HOA Playground/Recreation Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 22.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stone River HOA Playground/Recreation Park: 0.4 mi
- Stafford Square: 1.0 mi
- Aquia Harbour Stables: 1.2 mi
- Robertson-Towson Park: 1.2 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Stafford County Armed Services Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Daniel Bridge: 2.8 mi
- 2nd Battalion 1st Marines: 7.9 mi
- 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines: 7.9 mi
- Fire Department New York 9/11: 7.9 mi
- Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Locust Shade Park: 7.0 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 8.7 mi
- Prince William Forest Park: 9.2 mi
- Ben Doane Area: 10.3 mi
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps: 8.2 mi
- Stafford County Museum: 8.6 mi
- White Oak Civil War Museum: 9.5 mi
- Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop: 9.6 mi
- Fredericksburg Area Museum: 9.7 mi
- Fall Hill: 9.4 mi
- Embrey Hill: 11.0 mi
- Stretchmark Hill: 11.3 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 11.4 mi
- Howison Hill: 11.5 mi
- The Chimneys: 9.8 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 9.9 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 15.3 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 18.5 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 21.3 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 1.2 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- CBA Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 16.6 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 19.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 22.9 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 6.0 mi
- Wine & Design: 8.6 mi
- Iconic Art: 11.6 mi
- L O V E: 15.0 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 18.7 mi
- Clifton Beach: 7.7 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 12.4 mi
- West Beach: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 12.7 mi
- Blue Banks: 7.7 mi
- Bull Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Possum Nose: 11.3 mi
- Indian Head: 17.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 12.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 12.1 mi
- McCoull Spring: 18.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stafford Wayside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamiltons Thicket | WSW 239° | 124 m | 19.3 mi |
| Lucky Hill | WNW 293° | 112 m | 22.4 mi |
| Shotgun Hill | WSW 251° | 104 m | 19.1 mi |
| Berry Hill | W 276° | 102 m | 23.7 mi |
| Embrey Hill | SW 217° | 74 m | 11.0 mi |
| Fall Hill | SSW 212° | 67 m | 9.4 mi |
| Motts Run Hill | SW 223° | 65 m | 11.4 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | SSE 153° | 49 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 7 mi away.
- mountain laurel34 obs
- Great Blue Heron26 obs
- common pawpaw26 obs
- wild comfrey25 obs
- eastern poison ivy22 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink22 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee22 obs
- Common Watersnake20 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/356566257
Day trips start here
- Spotsylvania · 1 mi
- Stafford · 1 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 2 mi
- Stafford County · 3 mi
- Quantico · 8 mi
- Triangle · 9 mi
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