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Mathews County Land Conservancy

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Mathews County Land Conservancy from directly overhead

Mathews County Land Conservancy is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Creek Landing, a park 1.9 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 21 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Mathews County Land Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47742, -76.26618

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Edwards Creek Landing: 1.9 mi
  • Whites Creek Landing: 2.1 mi
  • Gwynn Island Boat Ramp: 2.6 mi
  • Aaron Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay: 4.9 mi
Museums: 20
  • Gwynn's Island Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Mathews Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Mathews Maritime Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Tea House: 6.0 mi
  • Deltaville Maritime Museum: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Mathews County Confederate Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Historic Courthouse Circle: 15.1 mi
  • Rosewell Plantation: 19.9 mi
  • Cornwallis' Cave: 21.3 mi
  • GM3 Matthews Memorial: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 12
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Pig Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Church Hill: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church HillW 267°30 m18.4 mi
Pig HillWSW 253°21 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4519:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1716:1016:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384046566573777670604942
Precip in4.02.93.93.94.44.55.85.55.14.73.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1296962480

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