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Warrenton Fairgrounds

Warrenton Fairgrounds from directly overhead

Warrenton Fairgrounds is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 168 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 644 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jail Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
168 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.70638, -77.79770

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eva Walker Park: 0.7 mi
  • Academy Hill Park: 0.8 mi
  • WFA Athey Sports Complex: 1.5 mi
  • Central Sports Facility: 1.7 mi
  • Rady Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 38
Historic sites: 37
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 7.9 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 8.2 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 8.2 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 8.3 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Shelter #11: 17.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 17.7 mi
  • Shelter #2: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 11
Museums: 9
Springs: 8
  • Peace Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 8.1 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Carol: 16.4 mi
  • LOVE: 20.3 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 20.3 mi
  • Wildcat: 22.3 mi
  • Wildcat: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lands Run Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Miller Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 23.4 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 17.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • West Beach: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Warrenton Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainNW 310°644 m17.1 mi
Big Cobbler MountainNW 317°476 m12.4 mi
Naked MountainNW 326°448 m17.8 mi
Little Cobbler MountainNW 325°441 m13.7 mi
Buck MountainNW 312°438 m16.4 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 340°417 m6.3 mi
Hickerson MountainW 278°416 m16.5 mi
Signal MountainNNE 23°413 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • blue mistflower21 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly21 obs
  • dame's rocket19 obs
  • mock strawberry16 obs
  • common milkweed15 obs
  • wineberry15 obs
  • Common Box Turtle14 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/504880467

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