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Burying Ground Memorial

Burying Ground Memorial from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57559, -77.53733

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens: 59
Springs: 11
  • 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
Peaks: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk HillWSW 249°110 m24.3 mi
Sabot HillWNW 285°92 m12.6 mi
Shooters HillW 269°69 m5.6 mi
Sliding HillNNE 33°63 m9.4 mi
Gambles HillESE 117°44 m5.7 mi
Turkey HillE 93°43 m14.4 mi
Malvern HillSE 127°41 m20.4 mi
Blanco MountSE 140°25 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048576674787770594941
Precip in3.52.93.93.44.34.14.04.94.03.63.43.7

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12766522184

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