Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve
Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical), a historic site 3.5 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 22 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Lancaster Court House Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Reedville Historic District: 9.6 mi
- Baylor Park: 10.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
- Totuskey Park: 15.4 mi
- Northern Neck Farm Museum: 3.5 mi
- Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library: 7.3 mi
- Reedville Fishermen's Museum: 9.6 mi
- Bel Air Mansion And Guest House: 10.1 mi
- Morattico Waterfront Museum: 11.6 mi
- Cordreys Beach: 6.8 mi
- Marshalls Beach: 7.3 mi
- Ginny Beach: 10.7 mi
- Neals Beach: 11.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.5 mi
- Shingle Hill: 13.2 mi
- Hogans Hill: 14.4 mi
- Richmond Hill: 15.3 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 18.1 mi
- Smith Hill: 19.8 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical): 3.5 mi
- Fort Lincoln: 13.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 15.7 mi
- Margaret Brent Pilgrimage: 21.6 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 21.7 mi
- Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 20.3 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Butylo Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Yellows Banks: 22.4 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 21.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 23.3 mi
- Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | WNW 300° | 55 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sexton Hill | WNW 297° | 52 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pantico Hill | WNW 303° | 52 m | 22.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 313° | 46 m | 20.4 mi |
| Richmond Hill | WNW 287° | 43 m | 15.3 mi |
| Smith Hill | WNW 289° | 43 m | 19.8 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NW 314° | 42 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hogans Hill | NW 305° | 38 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Point Lookout · 14 mi
- St. Mary's City · 22 mi
- Westmoreland County · 25 mi
- Lexington Park · 27 mi
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