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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 82 m in Virginia. Big Cobbler Mountain stands 476 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Matthews Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
82 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.82511, -77.52971

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Stone House: 0.5 mi
  • Rickett's Battery: 0.9 mi
  • Confederate Batteries: 0.9 mi
  • Griffin's Battery: 1.0 mi
  • Deep Cut Battlefield: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Robinson House: 0.7 mi
  • Colonel Cameron Killed Here - 79th New York: 0.8 mi
  • First Manassas Monument: 0.8 mi
  • BG Francis Bartow Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • NOVA Circle: 1.3 mi
  • Ellis Barron Park: 2.4 mi
  • Bull Run Swim & Raquet Club: 2.8 mi
  • James McDonnell Recreation Center: 3.0 mi
  • Catharpin Park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Wildcat: 6.4 mi
  • Wildcat: 6.4 mi
  • Carol: 7.1 mi
  • Maze: 7.9 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 55
Museums: 39
Picnic sites: 37
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Shelter #11: 2.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 2.7 mi
  • Shelter #2: 2.8 mi
  • Shelter #3: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 7
  • West Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 17.7 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 19.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Harmony Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Peace Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 10.1 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 11.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 2.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 2.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cobbler MountainW 272°476 m22.8 mi
Little Cobbler MountainW 278°441 m22.5 mi
Wildcat MountainW 262°417 m16.8 mi
Signal MountainWNW 293°413 m10.1 mi
Rappahannock MountainW 262°404 m17.2 mi
High Point MountainWNW 282°397 m10.1 mi
White RockWNW 293°387 m10.2 mi
Chestnut PeakWNW 297°374 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787668564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassas, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583304

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