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Dabbs House Museum

Dabbs House Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Dabbs House Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Echo Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.54352, -77.38298

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glen Echo Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
  • Briel Street Playground: 1.1 mi
  • James S. Christian Jr. Park: 1.4 mi
  • Montrose Heights Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Bill Robinson Playground: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Triple Crossing: 2.8 mi
  • RVA on Wheels: 2.8 mi
  • Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 3.1 mi
  • James Branch Cabell's Grave: 3.9 mi
  • Richmond Vampire Tomb: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Roots of Woodville Neighborhood Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Chimborazo Native Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Chimborazo Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Gambles Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Sliding Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Blanco Mount: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dabbs House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 285°92 m21.3 mi
Shooters HillW 279°69 m14.2 mi
Sliding HillNNW 342°63 m10.6 mi
Gambles HillW 263°44 m3.4 mi
Turkey HillENE 77°43 m6.1 mi
Malvern HillSE 142°41 m12.8 mi
Minitree HillESE 108°36 m20.4 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 139°28 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/708736666

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