Sports Are Life
Sports Are Life is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcoming Your Teddy Bears and Other Contributions, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 23 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcoming Your Teddy Bears and Other Contributions: 0.4 mi
- Maggie Lena Walker: 0.4 mi
- A Pearl of Wisdom: 0.6 mi
- A Pearl of Wisdom: 0.6 mi
- Kugel: 0.6 mi
- Grace Park: 0.6 mi
- Meadow Park: 0.8 mi
- Smith-Peters Parks: 0.8 mi
- Battery Park: 0.9 mi
- Scuffletown Park: 0.9 mi
- Ezekiel & Weilman Company Inc. Established 1924: 0.7 mi
- Richmond's First African American Police Officers: 1.1 mi
- Monroe Park: 1.2 mi
- Ebenezer Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Corey Frazier: 1.2 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 1.5 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 1.5 mi
- The Iron Dog: 1.6 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.7 mi
- James Ewell Brown Stuart's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm: 1.1 mi
- Rick's Garden: 1.1 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Barton Mansion Garden: 1.3 mi
- Uptown Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Gambles Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sliding Hill: 8.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 10.1 mi
- Blanco Mount: 16.0 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 2.0 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 2.3 mi
- Youngs Spring: 2.5 mi
- Young's Spring: 2.5 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 2.8 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 2.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 3.8 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 11.8 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 18.1 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- New Market Park: 11.6 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 15.6 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 23.7 mi
- Amelia: 24.8 mi
- Lorraine: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sports Are Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 284° | 92 m | 17.2 mi |
| Shooters Hill | W 274° | 69 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 4° | 63 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gambles Hill | SSE 163° | 44 m | 1.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 90° | 43 m | 9.9 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 134° | 41 m | 16.5 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 108° | 36 m | 24.6 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 134° | 28 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1483876387
Take the scenic way to Sports Are Life.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.