Cavalier State Wildlife Management Area
Cavalier State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gertie Play Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 27.2 mi off the Perquiman's Crossing
Named places within 25 miles
- Gertie Play Area: 2.1 mi
- Diamond Estates Park: 2.9 mi
- Cornland Park: 3.2 mi
- Ballahack Boat Ramp: 3.5 mi
- Dismal Swamp Canal Trail Park: 3.7 mi
- LOVE: 17.7 mi
- Tower of Light: 17.9 mi
- Whaling Wall #47: 18.0 mi
- The Tourist: 18.0 mi
- Norfolk 1682 Plaque: 18.1 mi
- Dr Bohon Fragrance Garden: 9.5 mi
- Entrance 2: 11.5 mi
- Entrance 1: 11.6 mi
- Entrance 3: 11.7 mi
- Utility Line Arboretum & City Tree Nursery: 11.8 mi
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation: 10.5 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 17.0 mi
- Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum: 17.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Virginia: 17.3 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 17.4 mi
- Cavalier: 6.4 mi
- Northwest River Park: 9.3 mi
- Northwest River Marsh Gameland: 11.5 mi
- Camp Moonya: 11.6 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 11.9 mi
- Anne E. McKim Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Marian P Whitehurst Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Pauline "Polly" Hoag Dedication: 11.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Damion's Cross: 14.3 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 13.4 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 17.3 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 17.3 mi
- Archway: 17.5 mi
- Jerrassic Park: 17.8 mi
- Needle Beach: 17.7 mi
- Fishing & Dog Beach: 24.3 mi
- Shifting Sands Beach: 24.5 mi
- Surfing Beach: 24.6 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 24.7 mi
- Baines Hill: 15.4 mi
- Knob Hill: 19.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.3 mi
- Encore Hill: 20.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Brock Point: 19.0 mi
- Mintonville Point: 19.5 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cavalier State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | W 268° | 20 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 33° | 18 m | 20.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | NW 317° | 8 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallaceton-lake Drummond, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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