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Rock Hill

Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Hill rises to 98 m in Virginia. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Chair Meeting Point, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
98 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88011, -77.47721

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Highland Hills Park: 1.5 mi
  • Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • James McDonnell Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
  • Eastgate Park: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Hyland Hills Park: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 3.1 mi
  • Shelter #7: 5.5 mi
  • Shelter #6: 5.6 mi
  • Shelter #5: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Maze: 4.5 mi
  • Girl with Dog: 4.9 mi
  • Wildcat: 5.2 mi
  • Wildcat: 5.3 mi
  • Horse head: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Springs: 7
  • White Rock Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Peace Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Sycamore Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.8 mi
  • West Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 7.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 12.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 5.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainWSW 253°417 m20.4 mi
Signal MountainW 271°413 m12.1 mi
Rappahannock MountainWSW 252°404 m20.8 mi
High Point MountainW 263°397 m12.8 mi
White RockW 271°387 m12.2 mi
Chestnut PeakW 272°374 m11.1 mi
Waterford PeakNNW 346°361 m21.7 mi
Pignut MountainWSW 251°326 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4619:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473777669574638
Precip in2.92.63.53.54.74.34.13.53.93.63.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Dulles Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496162 — Rock Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583803

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