CATS Grove
CATS Grove is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Gibson Mountain stands 758 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Grove, a garden 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 3 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bailey Mini-Park: 0.3 mi
- Greenleaf Park: 0.4 mi
- Unity Field: 0.5 mi
- Northeast Park: 0.6 mi
- Schenk's Greenway: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 2.8 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Trevillian Mountain: 3.5 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 0.3 mi
- Looking for Ice: 0.5 mi
- The Biker: 0.7 mi
- Speech Stump: 1.0 mi
- Metallice Glosserous: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 0.3 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 1.7 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 1.8 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 1.9 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 1.9 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 1.3 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 1.3 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Michie Tavern: 2.8 mi
- Monticello: 2.9 mi
- The Grove: 0.1 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 0.1 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 4.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.2 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 11.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 12.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 12.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 17.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 17.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.7 mi
- South River Falls: 22.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 1.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 4.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 22.8 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.5 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 23.3 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 18.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 24.9 mi
- Canada: 2.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of CATS Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Mountain | NW 322° | 758 m | 14.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NW 322° | 754 m | 14.1 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NW 317° | 695 m | 13.7 mi |
| Martins Mountain | NW 318° | 629 m | 14.1 mi |
| High Top | WSW 245° | 557 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 245° | 553 m | 13.9 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 62° | 550 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 228° | 490 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly208 obs
- American pokeweed147 obs
- lesser celandine140 obs
- American Toad135 obs
- American Robin122 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty119 obs
- mayapple111 obs
- box elder101 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/979820713
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 1 mi
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