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Keunen Garden

Keunen Garden from directly overhead

Keunen Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Gibson Mountain stands 758 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagler Court, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Virginia
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05164, -78.51474

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Flagler Court: 0.0 mi
  • Park at Ivy: 0.1 mi
  • The Field: 0.3 mi
  • Spies Garden: 0.3 mi
  • University Gardens Playground: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 33
  • Thomas Jefferson: 0.0 mi
  • Moving Forward: 0.2 mi
  • Down The Nile: 0.3 mi
  • Beta Bridge: 1.1 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 13.9 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 14.3 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.3 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.8 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 21.8 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Keunen Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gibson MountainNNW 329°758 m12.7 mi
Fox MountainNNW 329°754 m12.7 mi
High Top MountainNW 324°695 m12.1 mi
Martins MountainNW 324°629 m12.5 mi
Mill MountainSW 232°563 m13.0 mi
High TopWSW 239°557 m12.1 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW 239°553 m12.0 mi
Dudley MountainSW 214°490 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0220:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 1 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee305 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee233 obs
  • Western Honey Bee184 obs
  • American Toad156 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly141 obs
  • American Robin139 obs
  • Northern Cardinal95 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel88 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1341880111

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