James River National Wildlife Refuge
James River National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Gambles Hill stands 44 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Berkeley Plantation, a museum 3.8 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 15 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 19.8 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- City Point Park: 7.9 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Sherwood Forest Plantation: 7.9 mi
- Fort Abbott Park: 8.1 mi
- Grant's Headquarters at City Point: 8.1 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 9.0 mi
- Parsonage Ruins: 11.8 mi
- Fort Brady: 14.8 mi
- Peter Jones Trading Station: 15.0 mi
- Fort Harrison: 16.7 mi
- Henricus: 14.1 mi
- Historic Jamestowne Glass House: 19.8 mi
- Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center: 20.4 mi
- Virginia Motorsports Park: 22.6 mi
- Tailor: 23.9 mi
- Williamsburg Botanical Garden: 19.0 mi
- Garber Street Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Chimborazo Native Garden: 23.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 23.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.9 mi
- Berkeley Plantation: 3.8 mi
- Historic Kittiewan Manor House & Museum: 5.6 mi
- City Point History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Womens Museum: 11.5 mi
- Quartermaster Museum: 11.6 mi
- Kittewan: 4.7 mi
- Game Farm Marsh: 12.5 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 14.6 mi
- New Market Park: 15.0 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 4.1 mi
- Kimages Hill: 6.9 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 8.5 mi
- Malvern Hill: 10.3 mi
- Blanco Mount: 11.3 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 16.3 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 22.9 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 24.5 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 24.8 mi
- Beach Area: 14.6 mi
- Carson Safety Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James River National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambles Hill | NW 318° | 44 m | 24.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 340° | 43 m | 21.5 mi |
| Malvern Hill | NNW 328° | 41 m | 10.3 mi |
| Minitree Hill | NNE 26° | 36 m | 13.9 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | N 351° | 28 m | 4.1 mi |
| Blanco Mount | NW 304° | 25 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | NNW 327° | 24 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kimages Hill | NW 317° | 17 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 8 mi away.
- mountain laurel20 obs
- Fowler's Toad16 obs
- putty root15 obs
- Christmas fern14 obs
- Green Treefrog14 obs
- Bald Eagle13 obs
- American beech12 obs
- American holly12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/419932990
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