Kiptopeke State Park
Kiptopeke State Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 29 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge: 5.0 mi
- Cape Charles Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Central Park: 7.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Cheriton station: 8.5 mi
- Northampton County Courthouse Historic District: 13.1 mi
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse: 16.5 mi
- Sunburst: 20.9 mi
- Blue Mirror Mermaid: 21.0 mi
- OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 21.0 mi
- Camel: 21.0 mi
- French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes: 16.5 mi
- First Landing National Memorial: 16.5 mi
- British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Cape Henry Railroads: 16.7 mi
- Back River Lighthouse Ruins: 16.8 mi
- Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 7.2 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 21.5 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument: 21.6 mi
- Kiddie City: 24.2 mi
- Hideaway Cove: 24.2 mi
- Cape Charles Museum: 7.2 mi
- Thoroughgood House Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
- Casemate Museum: 21.4 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 21.7 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 21.7 mi
- Smith Island Beach: 6.0 mi
- Myrtle Island Beach: 9.6 mi
- Tankards Beach: 12.5 mi
- Wilkins Beach: 13.1 mi
- Smith Beach: 13.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.4 mi
- New Roots Youth Garden: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge: 4.6 mi
- Mockhorn: 10.8 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 5.0 mi
- Oil House: 5.1 mi
- Workshiop: 5.1 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- The Isaacs: 5.6 mi
- White Hill: 18.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 24.5 mi
- Encore Hill: 24.5 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 1.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiptopeke State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SSW 199° | 18 m | 24.5 mi |
| White Hill | S 188° | 10 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Isaacs | SSE 167° | 2 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Charles 5 ENE, 9 mi away.
- Atlantic Ghost Crab74 obs
- Brown Pelican69 obs
- Laughing Gull59 obs
- American beautyberry57 obs
- Common Buckeye53 obs
- American Herring Gull50 obs
- Common Loon45 obs
- American holly35 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/424677235
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