Jane Heyward Garden
Jane Heyward Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Heyward Community Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 4 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Song Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 0.9 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Britts Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 1.5 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 1.5 mi
- Darden Court: 1.6 mi
- Azalea Park: 1.8 mi
- Nameless Field: 1.8 mi
- Mountain Man: 1.1 mi
- Bear Statue: 1.2 mi
- George Welsh: 1.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 1.6 mi
- IN-trospection: 1.6 mi
- Graveyard Site: 1.1 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 1.8 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 1.9 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 3.3 mi
- Michie Tavern: 4.3 mi
- Monticello: 4.8 mi
- Student Garden: 1.4 mi
- Keunen Garden: 2.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 2.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 0.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 11.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.9 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 13.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 14.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 14.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 14.5 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 17.0 mi
- Coiner Spring: 21.5 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 22.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 22.5 mi
- Hickory Spring: 24.4 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 3.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 5.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 24.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 22.4 mi
- South River Falls: 24.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.3 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 18.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 19.8 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Canada: 1.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Jane Heyward Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WNW 295° | 964 m | 12.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 242° | 722 m | 11.6 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NNW 332° | 695 m | 12.7 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 242° | 590 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SW 234° | 563 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Top | WSW 243° | 557 m | 10.2 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 243° | 553 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SSW 212° | 490 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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, under a mile away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee270 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee212 obs
- Western Honey Bee168 obs
- Eastern Bluebird93 obs
- American Robin90 obs
- Northern Cardinal77 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly74 obs
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth64 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/1412535596
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 3 mi
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