Burying Ground Memorial
Burying Ground Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Elk Hill stands 110 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is University Forum, a park 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 25 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Features a stone wall with three composite faces and Adinkra symbols overlooking stone bench-like features on the ground, along with a water feature and a witness tree.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- University Forum: 0.1 mi
- Emergency Call Box: 0.3 mi
- Street Lamp: 0.4 mi
- Bandy Field Nature Park: 0.8 mi
- Westham Park: 1.0 mi
- Arthur Ashe Statue: 3.3 mi
- Say Their Names: 3.4 mi
- Bernie: 3.4 mi
- The Roots of Richmond: 3.5 mi
- Girl with phone: 3.5 mi
- Klaus Family Tree House: 4.9 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 5.1 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 5.1 mi
- Dr. Hunter H. McGuire's Grave: 5.1 mi
- The Iron Dog: 5.1 mi
- Lanie Kruszewski: 0.6 mi
- Arthur Ashe Monument: 3.3 mi
- Bryan Park: 3.5 mi
- Virginia War Memorial Carillon: 3.8 mi
- Wilfred Emory Cutshaw (1838-1907): 4.0 mi
- Abby's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Westhampton College Deanery Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lake View Garden: 2.4 mi
- Humphrey Calder Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Albert Hill Native Plant Garden: 3.2 mi
- Wilton House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: 3.7 mi
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture: 3.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Richmond: 3.9 mi
- Virginia Center for Architecture: 4.0 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 3.9 mi
- Youngs Spring: 4.1 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 4.1 mi
- Young's Spring: 4.3 mi
- Wayside Spring: 4.6 mi
- Shooters Hill: 5.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 5.7 mi
- Sliding Hill: 9.4 mi
- Sabot Hill: 12.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 14.4 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- New Market Park: 15.3 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 18.0 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 19.2 mi
- Amelia: 20.9 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 1.8 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 14.6 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 22.7 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 5.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Lorraine: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burying Ground Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Hill | WSW 249° | 110 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sabot Hill | WNW 285° | 92 m | 12.6 mi |
| Shooters Hill | W 269° | 69 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sliding Hill | NNE 33° | 63 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gambles Hill | ESE 117° | 44 m | 5.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 93° | 43 m | 14.4 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 127° | 41 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SE 140° | 25 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12766522184
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