Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve
Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Sexton Hill stands 52 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lancaster Court House Historic District, a park 0.9 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 20 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northern Neck Audubon Society
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 29 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- Lancaster Court House Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Baylor Park: 4.4 mi
- Reedville Historic District: 10.6 mi
- Urbanna Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Thousand Trails Beach Park: 16.3 mi
- Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library: 0.9 mi
- Kilmarnock Museum: 5.7 mi
- Bel Air Mansion And Guest House: 7.3 mi
- Objects Art and More: 8.0 mi
- Northern Neck Farm Museum: 8.9 mi
- White Stone Beach: 10.5 mi
- Public Beach: 11.2 mi
- Beach Area: 11.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 11.5 mi
- Neals Beach: 13.0 mi
- Richmond Hill: 18.4 mi
- Shingle Hill: 19.0 mi
- Hogans Hill: 19.1 mi
- Smith Hill: 22.9 mi
- Church Hill: 23.0 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical): 3.6 mi
- Fort Lincoln: 20.1 mi
- Confederate Monument: 22.4 mi
- Mathews County Confederate Monument: 24.6 mi
- Essex County War Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 13.7 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 21.4 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 22.9 mi
- Butylo Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexton Hill | NW 312° | 52 m | 25.0 mi |
| Richmond Hill | NW 308° | 43 m | 18.4 mi |
| Smith Hill | NW 306° | 43 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hogans Hill | NW 322° | 38 m | 19.1 mi |
| Shingle Hill | NNW 335° | 31 m | 19.0 mi |
| Church Hill | SSW 201° | 30 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blue Gull Hill | N 10° | 22 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pig Hill | S 185° | 21 m | 24.4 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 | 07:18 | 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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warsaw 2 NW, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/873347788
Day trips start here
- Point Lookout · 20 mi
- St. Mary's City · 29 mi
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