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Woodlawn Park

Woodlawn Park from directly overhead

Woodlawn Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vernon Manor Park, a park 0.6 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fairfax County Park Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.73000, -77.11708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mount Vernon Manor Park: 0.6 mi
  • McNaughton Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Pinewood Lake Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Zephyr Park: 0.8 mi
  • Woodley Hills Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Pope-Leighey House: 1.3 mi
  • George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 1.3 mi
  • Woodlawn Mansion: 1.4 mi
  • Historic Area Entrance & Exit: 2.1 mi
  • Mansion Line Entry: 2.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 1.5 mi
  • Upper Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Lower Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Purple Heart Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Slave Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Carolltown Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
  • Pentagon Stones: 2.9 mi
  • Marshall Hall: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Treehouse: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 3.9 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 5.7 mi
  • Area 4: 7.0 mi
  • Area 5: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 45
Beaches: 8
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 12.6 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 14.7 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 14.8 mi
  • West Beach: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Coe Creek: 13.3 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Takoma Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodlawn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNNW 335°156 m14.9 mi
Hunting HillN 350°156 m24.9 mi
Mount DanielNNW 343°144 m12.1 mi
Minor's HillN 349°140 m12.2 mi
Freedom HillNNW 333°140 m15.0 mi
Prout HillNNW 339°137 m11.2 mi
Upton HillN 351°125 m10.1 mi
Point RenoN 8°123 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787770584840
Precip in3.12.94.03.44.54.95.04.24.43.83.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Bullfrog938 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle905 obs
  • Great Blue Heron828 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird650 obs
  • Painted Turtle610 obs
  • Green Treefrog517 obs
  • Canada Goose515 obs
  • Mallard489 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/147028518

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