Horsepen Lake
Horsepen Lake is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 677 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Housewright House, a museum 1.9 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 15 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
104 named places within 25 miles
- Willis Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Tower Hill: 8.9 mi
- Woods Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Gunner Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District: 10.8 mi
- Wilck's Lake Park: 17.0 mi
- Grove Street Park: 17.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 17.4 mi
- Featherfin: 11.2 mi
- Featherfin: 11.5 mi
- Featherfin: 11.6 mi
- James River at Wingina: 12.0 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 14.0 mi
- Housewright House: 1.9 mi
- The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center: 17.0 mi
- Moton Museum: 18.1 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 18.1 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 19.0 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 17.0 mi
- Raine Monument: 17.1 mi
- Joan of Arc: 17.8 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 19.2 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 19.2 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 17.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 24.6 mi
- Picketts Spring: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsepen Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 321° | 677 m | 23.1 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NW 316° | 607 m | 22.0 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NW 318° | 570 m | 23.8 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | NNW 327° | 562 m | 22.6 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | NNW 343° | 557 m | 24.4 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | NW 315° | 556 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNW 342° | 529 m | 24.9 mi |
| Spears Mountain | WNW 283° | 497 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmville, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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