Dinwiddie Arboretum
Dinwiddie Arboretum is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. No Business Mountain stands 837 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Avoca Museum, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 29 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Small waterfall · 29 mi
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Avoca Museum: 0.0 mi
- John H. Moseley Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Shreve Park: 1.6 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 1.7 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 2.5 mi
- Roark Mill: 5.3 mi
- Bethany Church: 6.7 mi
- Scott Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Haden Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Brown Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Hogan's Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.1 mi
- Saponi Garden: 13.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 15.0 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 18.6 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 18.8 mi
- Avoca Museum: 0.0 mi
- Campbell County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Yates Tavern: 14.5 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 14.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 15.0 mi
- LOVE: 2.1 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 19.4 mi
- Hayes Monument: 19.4 mi
- Olympic Runner: 20.1 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 20.1 mi
- VUL Sign: 19.4 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 20.1 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 20.2 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 20.2 mi
- Point of Honor: 21.2 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 17.9 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 22.7 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 21.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 23.1 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dinwiddie Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Business Mountain | NNW 346° | 837 m | 24.2 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 350° | 712 m | 24.1 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | N 354° | 645 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jackson Peak | N 355° | 643 m | 23.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 347° | 620 m | 23.7 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WSW 244° | 590 m | 18.2 mi |
| Thaxton Mountain | WNW 303° | 586 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | NNW 341° | 519 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
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 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
- House Sparrow1 obs
- Brown Thrasher1 obs
- Barred Owl1 obs
- Seal Salamander1 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko1 obs
- Striped Skunk1 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/1221451237
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 21 mi
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