Northwest River Park
Northwest River Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Marian P Whitehurst Memorial, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 15 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Chesapeake
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
- Shingle Landing Park: 3.0 mi
- Long Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Blackwater Park: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 4.1 mi
- Charlton - Mott Youth Complex: 5.1 mi
- Northwest River Marsh Gameland: 3.0 mi
- North River Gameland: 4.3 mi
- North River Gameland: 4.7 mi
- Tice: 5.0 mi
- North River Gameland: 5.5 mi
- VFA-81 Battle E Winner: 17.7 mi
- Whaling Wall #47: 19.9 mi
- Tower of Light: 19.9 mi
- LOVE: 19.9 mi
- The Flame of Liberty: 19.9 mi
- Dr Bohon Fragrance Garden: 0.7 mi
- Entrance 1: 11.9 mi
- Entrance 2: 11.9 mi
- Entrance 4: 12.1 mi
- Entrance 3: 12.2 mi
- Military Aviation Museum: 10.1 mi
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation: 11.0 mi
- Smith Discount Books: 16.4 mi
- Virginia Aquarium Marsh Pavilion: 19.0 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 19.3 mi
- Marian P Whitehurst Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Currituck County Civil War Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Pauline "Polly" Hoag Dedication: 12.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Anne E. McKim Memorial Garden: 13.0 mi
- Jerrassic Park: 10.1 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 14.2 mi
- Princess Anne Solar Array: 14.3 mi
- Sky Coaster: 18.8 mi
- Gravity Storm: 18.8 mi
- Fishing & Dog Beach: 17.7 mi
- Shifting Sands Beach: 18.0 mi
- Surfing Beach: 18.2 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandbridge Beach: 18.4 mi
- Encore Hill: 17.6 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 17.7 mi
- Luark Hill: 20.2 mi
- Whale Head Hill: 23.3 mi
- White Hill: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Benches: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Benches: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 22.4 mi
- Currituck County US 158 Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northwest River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | W 270° | 20 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 6° | 18 m | 17.7 mi |
| White Hill | NNE 18° | 10 m | 23.6 mi |
| Luark Hill | ESE 120° | 5 m | 20.2 mi |
| Whale Head Hill | SE 128° | 3 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fentress Naval AUX FLD, 9 mi away.
- Southern Toad39 obs
- Little Brown Jugs36 obs
- Atamasco Lily28 obs
- turkey-tail25 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty25 obs
- Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander24 obs
- Horned Passalus Beetle24 obs
- Plain-bellied Watersnake23 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/416823342
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