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Hardens Bluff

Hardens Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Hardens Bluff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Sliding Hill stands 63 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamptie Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 13 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.36904, -77.24164

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Malvern Hill, Richmond National Battlefield Park: 3.1 mi
  • Grant's Headquarters at City Point: 4.1 mi
  • City Point Park: 4.4 mi
  • Deep Bottom Park: 4.4 mi
  • Heritage Gardens: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Parsonage Ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Fort Brady: 6.7 mi
  • Fort Harrison: 8.2 mi
  • Fort Hoke: 8.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 56
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Chimborazo Native Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Oak Grove Community Garden: 14.6 mi
Museums: 40
Attractions: 23
  • Henricus: 6.6 mi
  • Triple Crossing: 15.3 mi
  • RVA on Wheels: 15.6 mi
  • Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 15.9 mi
  • John Tyler's Grave: 16.4 mi
Springs: 10
  • Chimborazo Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Lamptie Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Blanco Mount: 3.8 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 8.3 mi
  • Toe Ink Wayside: 9.8 mi
  • Pony Pasture - James River Park: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sliding HillNNW 334°63 m24.7 mi
Gambles HillNW 316°44 m16.1 mi
Turkey HillN 352°43 m13.5 mi
Malvern HillN 2°41 m1.9 mi
Minitree HillENE 64°36 m13.0 mi
Evelynton HeightsESE 119°28 m5.7 mi
Blanco MountW 263°25 m3.8 mi
Lamptie HillENE 70°24 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451616976807873625244
Precip in3.53.04.03.84.34.65.25.65.13.73.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356568513

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