Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Prospect Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Prospect Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.24789, -77.43595. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prospect Hill

• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~8 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~9 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~11 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Maryland Point · park · Charles · ~29 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~29 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Caledon State Park · sanctuary · King George · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay · beach · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prospect Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Prospect Hill

• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~71 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~89 km · Must-see
• Upton Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~93 km · Must-see
• Minor's Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~96 km · Must-see
• Minor's Hill · viewpoint · District of Columbia · ~96 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~105 km · Must-see
• Point Reno · viewpoint · District of Columbia · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~111 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~111 km · Must-see

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