Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Healing Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 27 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Klaus Family Tree House: 0.1 mi
- Forest Lodge Belvidere: 3.5 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 5.5 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 5.5 mi
- The Iron Dog: 5.7 mi
- Lakeside: 0.4 mi
- See Richmond By Rail: 1.4 mi
- Welcoming Your Teddy Bears and Other Contributions: 3.7 mi
- Bernie: 3.7 mi
- Say Their Names: 3.7 mi
- Belmont Park: 0.7 mi
- Brook Road Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeside Landing Park: 0.9 mi
- Lakeside Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Spring Park Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Bryan Park: 2.0 mi
- Jeb Stuart Monument: 3.0 mi
- Arthur Ashe Monument: 3.9 mi
- Burying Ground Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Ezekiel & Weilman Company Inc. Established 1924: 4.8 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.0 mi
- Four Seasons Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.0 mi
- Asian Valley: 0.0 mi
- Vienna Cobb Anderson Meadow: 0.1 mi
- Three Lakes Nature Center and Aquarium: 2.2 mi
- Virginia Randolph Museum: 2.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Richmond: 4.0 mi
- Science Museum of Virginia: 4.1 mi
- Virginia Center for Architecture: 4.3 mi
- Young's Spring: 1.5 mi
- Youngs Spring: 1.5 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 5.6 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wayside Spring: 6.7 mi
- Sliding Hill: 5.0 mi
- Gambles Hill: 5.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 9.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 11.5 mi
- Sabot Hill: 15.7 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 6.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 5.5 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 15.8 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 20.4 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 11.3 mi
- New Market Park: 15.4 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 19.7 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 21.9 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 24.9 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 25.0 mi
- Lorraine: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | W 271° | 92 m | 15.7 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WSW 251° | 69 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sliding Hill | NNE 18° | 63 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gambles Hill | SSE 166° | 44 m | 5.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 110° | 43 m | 11.5 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 141° | 41 m | 20.0 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SSE 154° | 25 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | SE 141° | 24 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland Hanover CO Muni AP, 6 mi away.
- Bluegill101 obs
- Mallard86 obs
- Monarch75 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee67 obs
- Redbreast Sunfish62 obs
- American pokeweed61 obs
- Blue Dasher58 obs
- Common Whitetail58 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.
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