Upton Hill
Upton Hill rises to 125 m in Virginia. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upton Hill Regional Park, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Upton's Hill, or Upton Hill, is a geographic eminence located in western Arlington County, Virginia. Its summit rises to 413 feet (126 m) above sea level and is located in Fairfax County just over the Arlington county boundary and just east of the driveway to Upton Hill Regional Park, near the batting cage.
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Wikidata Q7899345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 4.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upton Hill Regional Park: 0.3 mi
- Powhatan Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Dominion Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Madison Manor Park: 0.6 mi
- Bon Air Park: 0.6 mi
- Eden Center: 0.4 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 0.8 mi
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 1.4 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 4.2 mi
- Fort Buffalo: 0.6 mi
- Charles Stewart School (historic): 1.3 mi
- Ball-Sellers House: 1.4 mi
- Carol DeLong: 1.7 mi
- Zig Zag Monument: 1.7 mi
- Ornamental Tree Garden: 0.7 mi
- BonAir Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Reevesland Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
- Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Up snd Down: 1.2 mi
- Dome Homes: 1.6 mi
- The Flame: 1.7 mi
- HHHVP: 1.8 mi
- Memory Bricks: 1.8 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 1.6 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 1.6 mi
- Powhatan Hills Park: 2.5 mi
- Franklin Woods Park: 2.7 mi
- Round Tree Park: 2.9 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 2.4 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 3.5 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 4.5 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 4.8 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 5.0 mi
- Spy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Minor's Hill: 2.1 mi
- Prout Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Daniel: 2.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 1.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Indian Head: 18.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.1 mi
- Great Falls: 10.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 307° | 156 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 349° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 339° | 148 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 310° | 144 m | 2.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 342° | 140 m | 2.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 303° | 140 m | 6.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 281° | 137 m | 2.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NE 35° | 123 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493730 — Upton Hill, Arlington County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582165
Day trips start here
- Falls Church · 1 mi
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 3 mi
- Annandale · 4 mi
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