Fort Harrison
Fort Harrison is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Shooters Hill stands 69 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hoke, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Confederate fort built to defend Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War.
Wikidata Q5471299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Osborne Park: 1.9 mi
- Dorey Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Stevens Park: 3.5 mi
- Falling Creek Wayside Park: 3.7 mi
- Bensley Park: 4.0 mi
- Big Bike: 2.5 mi
- The Giant Cigarette: 4.6 mi
- Uneeda Biscuit ghost sign: 7.6 mi
- I Can't Breathe: 7.8 mi
- Mr. Smedley Statue: 8.0 mi
- Garber Street Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Oak Grove Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Chimborazo Native Garden: 7.0 mi
- Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Fort Hoke: 1.0 mi
- Fort Brady: 2.5 mi
- Parsonage Ruins: 6.9 mi
- Powhatan Stone: 7.1 mi
- 3420 E. Broad Street: 7.2 mi
- Henricus: 3.6 mi
- Triple Crossing: 7.9 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 8.2 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 8.4 mi
- Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 8.7 mi
- Clarke-Palmore House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Chimborazo Medical Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Holocaust Museum: 7.8 mi
- Grand Lodge of Virginia Library and Museum: 7.8 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 7.0 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 7.8 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 8.2 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 8.5 mi
- Wayside Spring: 9.1 mi
- Blanco Mount: 5.7 mi
- Malvern Hill: 7.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 8.6 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 9.0 mi
- Kimages Hill: 10.0 mi
- New Market Park: 2.4 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 5.8 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 14.0 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 16.7 mi
- Kittewan: 19.2 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 7.9 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 8.1 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 1.9 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 11.9 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 13.4 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Lorraine: 16.7 mi
- Beach Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Harrison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooters Hill | NW 305° | 69 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sliding Hill | NNW 348° | 63 m | 18.5 mi |
| Gambles Hill | NNW 333° | 44 m | 8.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 30° | 43 m | 10.8 mi |
| Malvern Hill | ESE 106° | 41 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minitree Hill | E 85° | 36 m | 19.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | ESE 119° | 28 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SE 143° | 25 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/315840614
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