Hamiltons Thicket

Hamiltons Thicket: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Hamiltons Thicket

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Hamiltons Thicket — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.29263, -77.71055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hamiltons Thicket

• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~26 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~28 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~42 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~48 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hamiltons Thicket

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hamiltons Thicket

• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~84 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~84 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see

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