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Park Guardian II

Park Guardian II from directly overhead

Park Guardian II is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Hill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53669, -77.44955

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Douglas Southall Freeman's Grave: 0.3 mi
  • Richmond Vampire Tomb: 0.3 mi
  • James Branch Cabell's Grave: 0.3 mi
  • James Ewell Brown Stuart's Grave: 0.3 mi
  • The Iron Dog: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Museums: 42
Peaks: 11
Springs: 11
  • Buttermilk Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Park Guardian II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 290°92 m18.0 mi
Shooters HillWNW 284°69 m10.7 mi
Sliding HillN 2°63 m10.6 mi
Gambles HillENE 76°44 m0.3 mi
Turkey HillE 79°43 m9.8 mi
Malvern HillSE 130°41 m15.0 mi
Minitree HillESE 104°36 m23.8 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 131°28 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11082221505

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