Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Shooters Hill stands 69 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Appomatox Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 7.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 21 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Appomatox Park: 0.5 mi
- R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks: 1.1 mi
- Atwater Soccer Complex: 1.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 1.7 mi
- Fort Wead Park: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 2.3 mi
- Fort Brady: 5.4 mi
- Peter Jones Trading Station: 6.9 mi
- Fort Hoke: 7.5 mi
- Fort Harrison: 7.9 mi
- Big Bike: 8.2 mi
- The Giant Cigarette: 12.0 mi
- Uneeda Biscuit ghost sign: 15.5 mi
- I Can't Breathe: 15.7 mi
- Mr. Smedley Statue: 15.8 mi
- Garber Street Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Oak Grove Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Stockton Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Broad Rock Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Henricus: 4.3 mi
- Virginia Motorsports Park: 14.8 mi
- Triple Crossing: 15.7 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 16.0 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 16.2 mi
- City Point History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Womens Museum: 5.1 mi
- Quartermaster Museum: 5.1 mi
- Keystone Antique Tractor Museum: 5.6 mi
- Violet Bank Museum: 6.3 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 15.4 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 15.8 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 15.9 mi
- Wayside Spring: 16.4 mi
- Blanco Mount: 3.5 mi
- Kimages Hill: 6.5 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 7.4 mi
- Malvern Hill: 7.7 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 10.3 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 3.4 mi
- New Market Park: 7.8 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 11.3 mi
- Kittewan: 15.2 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 6.5 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.0 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 19.2 mi
- Carson Safety Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Beach Area: 23.0 mi
- Lorraine: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooters Hill | NW 317° | 69 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gambles Hill | NNW 339° | 44 m | 16.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 12° | 43 m | 17.4 mi |
| Malvern Hill | NE 44° | 41 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ENE 61° | 36 m | 19.4 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | E 85° | 28 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blanco Mount | NNE 26° | 25 m | 3.5 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | ENE 58° | 24 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564709
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