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Kittewan

Kittewan from directly overhead

Kittewan is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Turkey Hill stands 43 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Kittiewan Manor House & Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 16 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29814, -77.06210

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 44
  • Soldiers' Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Parsonage Ruins: 13.1 mi
  • James Fort: 16.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Fort Brady: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 37
Museums: 30
Artworks: 25
Nature reserves: 9
Peaks: 8
  • Evelynton Heights: 5.4 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Beach Area: 10.2 mi
  • Seining Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Kingsmill Beach: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Toe Ink Wayside: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chimborazo Spring: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kittewan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNNW 328°43 m21.7 mi
Malvern HillNW 305°41 m11.9 mi
Minitree HillN 10°36 m10.8 mi
Evelynton HeightsWNW 294°28 m5.4 mi
Blanco MountWNW 288°25 m14.3 mi
Lamptie HillWNW 301°24 m10.3 mi
Kimages HillWNW 290°17 m9.5 mi
Mount FollyENE 62°6 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451616976807873625244
Precip in3.53.04.03.84.34.65.25.65.13.73.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/40151456

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