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Grandview Natural Preserve

Grandview Natural Preserve from directly overhead

Grandview Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grunland Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Hampton, VA

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.09395, -76.28314

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Back River Lighthouse Ruins: 0.9 mi
  • POW/MIA Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Battery Anderson-Ruggles: 5.2 mi
  • Battery Church: 5.5 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Memorial: 5.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 5.9 mi
  • Camel: 9.4 mi
  • OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 9.9 mi
  • Sunburst: 9.9 mi
  • Blue Mirror Mermaid: 9.9 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 46
  • Buckroe Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Hampton Roads Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Living Legacy Grove: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 4
  • The Isaacs: 17.9 mi
  • White Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 20.2 mi
  • Encore Hill: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 20.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSSE 154°18 m20.2 mi
White HillSE 133°10 m19.5 mi
The IsaacsE 92°2 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586775797872615144
Precip in3.52.94.43.33.84.05.34.94.83.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/227891432

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