Stratford Cliffs
Stratford Cliffs is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kentucky Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 22.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westmoreland State Park: 2.2 mi
- Cobb Island Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Southern Park: 8.4 mi
- Eleanor Park: 8.8 mi
- Castlewood Park: 8.8 mi
- Kentucky Hill: 0.2 mi
- Clifton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Airy: 2.1 mi
- Finchs Hill: 5.0 mi
- Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- "On Watch": 22.9 mi
- Seated Woman: 23.7 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 23.7 mi
- Big Skull II: 23.7 mi
- Westmoreland County Museum: 4.7 mi
- Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum: 5.9 mi
- Richmond County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Piney Point Light House Museum: 16.2 mi
- Potomac River Maritime Exhibit: 16.2 mi
- Birthplace Monument: 5.4 mi
- Milestone in Radio History: 6.9 mi
- Essex County War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 19.2 mi
- Boarman Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Fossil Beach: 1.6 mi
- The Sands: 3.0 mi
- Port Sunlight Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sandyland Beach: 9.5 mi
- Wicomico Beach: 11.5 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 15.3 mi
- Farmer Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 16.4 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 16.5 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 21.4 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Horsehead Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Fones Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Yellows Banks: 21.4 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 21.3 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 21.9 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stratford Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | S 176° | 55 m | 8.7 mi |
| China Hill | SSW 212° | 54 m | 5.8 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | WSW 253° | 52 m | 6.8 mi |
| Grants Hill | WSW 254° | 52 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pantico Hill | SSE 167° | 52 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sexton Hill | S 170° | 52 m | 10.4 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | S 172° | 50 m | 0.2 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | W 277° | 49 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566332
Day trips start here
- Westmoreland County · 4 mi
- Cobb Island · 7 mi
- Leonardtown · 14 mi
- Southern Maryland · 14 mi
- Lexington Park · 21 mi
- St. Mary's City · 21 mi
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