Fones Cliffs
Fones Cliffs is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the east-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is China Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 28 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
- Westmoreland State Park: 6.8 mi
- Castlewood Park: 10.7 mi
- Marsh Street Park & Pool: 10.9 mi
- Eleanor Park: 10.9 mi
- Rappahannock River Park: 10.9 mi
- China Hill: 2.7 mi
- Smith Mount Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.3 mi
- Waverly Hill: 3.5 mi
- Finchs Hill: 3.5 mi
- The Sands: 7.2 mi
- Fossil Beach: 7.4 mi
- Port Sunlight Beach: 14.6 mi
- Sandyland Beach: 17.3 mi
- Wicomico Beach: 17.5 mi
- Westmoreland County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Richmond County Museum: 12.5 mi
- Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum: 14.1 mi
- Port Royal Museum of American History: 15.7 mi
- Old Port Royal School: 15.7 mi
- Birthplace Monument: 7.3 mi
- Essex County War Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Milestone in Radio History: 13.3 mi
- 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green: 22.8 mi
- Campaign of 1781: 22.8 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 21.0 mi
- Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area: 21.1 mi
- Farmer Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 21.1 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 23.0 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 23.5 mi
- Horsehead Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Stratford Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Butylo Bluff: 25.0 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fones Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | ESE 114° | 55 m | 6.9 mi |
| China Hill | ENE 69° | 54 m | 2.7 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | NNW 348° | 52 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grants Hill | NNW 331° | 52 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pantico Hill | ESE 105° | 52 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sexton Hill | ESE 120° | 52 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | NE 45° | 50 m | 8.1 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | WNW 296° | 49 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warsaw 2 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561709
Day trips start here
- Westmoreland County · 7 mi
- Cobb Island · 13 mi
- Southern Maryland · 21 mi
- Leonardtown · 22 mi
- St. Mary's City · 28 mi
- Lexington Park · 29 mi
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