Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude -77.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park George Washington Memorial Parkway National Capital Parks - Central Prince William Forest Park Rock Creek Park Thomas Stone National Historic Site |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
Soil Types
AcrisolsLuvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Iron | |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | |
| Iron, Copper | |
| Copper, Silver | |
| Agnewville Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic, Gold |
| Agnewville Prospect | Gold, Sulfur |
| Brentsville Prospect | Copper |
| Bull Run Occurrence | Gold |
| Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc. (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Chantilly Crushed Stone, Inc. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Chantilly Prospect | Copper |
| Chantilly Prospect A | Copper |
| Chantilly Prospect B | Copper, Silver |
| Clay Deposit | Clay |
| Clay Deposit Sw of Pohick | Clay |
| Clay Prospect | Clay |
| Clay Prospect Se of Dumfries | Clay |
| Fairfax Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Fairfax Quarry Prospect (Surface) | Copper |
| Franconia Gravel Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Franconia Gravel No. 1 (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Graham Virginia Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Graham-Virginia Granite Quarry | Granite |
| Greenbriar Prospect | Iron, Copper |
| Greenwood Prospect | Gold |
| Hilltop Sand and Gravel Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hilltop Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hise Prospect | Asbestos, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Jenkins Farm Prospect | Copper |
| Joplin Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite |
| Joplin Prospect | Sulfur |
| Leebrick Bros. Inc. Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Loudoun Quarries, Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Loudoun Quarry,Div of Chant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Manassas Occurrence | Barium-Barite |
| Manassas Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| No. 2 (Surface) | Granite |
| Potomac Sand & Gravel Co. Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Potomac Sand and Gravel Co. Dredge Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rock Run Gold Placers | Gold |
| Schist Prospect | Mica |
| Shale Prospect | Clay |
| Shale Prospect Ne of Chantilly | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Shale Prospect Se of Floris | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Shale Prospect South of Bull Run | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Shale Prospect Sw of Sterling | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| South Manassas Prospect | Barium-Barite |
| Spencer Farm Prospect | Copper |
| Stoneyhurst Quarry Number 1 | Stone, Dimension |
| Stoneyhurst Quarry Number 3 | Stone, Dimension |
| Toms Run Quarry | Silica |
| Virginia Concrete Co.Plant 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
