- Elevation, modelled
- 106 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Signal Mountain413 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old Georgetown Pike2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9349, -77.2634
Composer's Cottage Picnic Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled 106 m. Signal Mountain stands 413 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Barns of Wolf Trap, a park 0.2 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 2.6 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Composer's Cottage Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | W 261° | 413 m | 23.9 mi |
| High Point Mountain | WSW 258° | 397 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 343° | 387 m | 23.7 mi |
| White Rock | W 262° | 387 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 262° | 374 m | 22.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 316° | 361 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 301° | 187 m | 21.6 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WNW 288° | 176 m | 23.4 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 3.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 17.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 3 mi
- Overlook 1 · 3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Barns of Wolf Trap: 0.2 mi
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Symphony Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Alfred Odrick Homesite Park: 1.4 mi
- Tamarack Park: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Filene Center Lawns: 0.2 mi
- Picnic area C: 3.4 mi
- Picnic area D: 3.4 mi
- Picnic area B: 3.4 mi
- Picnic area A: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Wolf Trap National Park West Lot: 0.4 mi
- The Caboose: 2.2 mi
- Freeman House Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Lock 15: 3.9 mi
- Pupatella Car: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Ashgrove Historic Site Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Dominion School Site: 2.4 mi
- Vernon J. Walker Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Glade Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Rock Run Stream Valley Park: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Potomac Valley Collection: 0.9 mi
- Spiral Mound: 1.0 mi
- Tea Garden: 1.0 mi
- Entry Garden: 1.0 mi
- White Garden: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Freeman Store & Museum: 2.2 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 2.6 mi
- Colvin Run Mill: 2.8 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 2.9 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Burling Defenders: 3.9 mi
- Mather Gorge marker: 4.1 mi
- Mather Gorge: 4.1 mi
- Dennis Crook Memorial Bench: 4.4 mi
- Dennis Crook Memorial Bench: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Mustang Statue: 4.6 mi
- sculpture garden: 4.7 mi
- ART studio/gallery: 4.7 mi
- Pyramid: 4.8 mi
- Buoyant Force: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 54
- Freedom Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gantt Hill: 1.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Daniel: 5.1 mi
- Prout Hill: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Purplehorse Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Scott's Run Falls: 4.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 4.3 mi
- Great Falls: 4.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 14.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Indian Head: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 15.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 15.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 3 mi away.
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