Nature reserve · Virginia
Hardware River
Hardware River is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Walnut Top stands 572 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
Coordinates37.73857, -78.39617
- 16.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mountain Hill: 6.1 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 8.0 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 11.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 12.5 mi
Parks
- Dorrier Park: 6.8 mi
- Bruce Park: 6.9 mi
- Scottsville Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Totier Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 33
- The Sagacious Heads: 16.2 mi
- James Monroe: 17.2 mi
- James Monroe: 17.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 18.7 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 7.2 mi
- Strange's Lock: 10.0 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 10.2 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 10.6 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 12
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 19.0 mi
- West Lawn: 19.0 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 21.5 mi
- Student Garden: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Hardware River: 0.4 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 14.7 mi
Museums: 10
- Scottsville Museum: 6.7 mi
- Housewright House: 15.7 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 17.1 mi
- The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center: 18.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 12.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 13.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 13.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- James Monroe's Highland: 17.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Nelson County Wayside: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Hardware River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Top | WNW 300° | 572 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NW 309° | 563 m | 21.5 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | W 281° | 562 m | 21.4 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | WNW 298° | 557 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Oliver | WNW 301° | 549 m | 18.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | WNW 298° | 529 m | 18.6 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | NNW 328° | 490 m | 19.1 mi |
| Diggs Mountain | WNW 293° | 488 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bremo Bluff, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/40151366
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 21 mi
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