Van Clief Natural Area
Van Clief Natural Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Heard Mountain stands 726 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scottsville Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Scottsville
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 24.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 14 mi
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 24 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 24 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scottsville Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Bruce Park: 0.3 mi
- Dorrier Park: 0.4 mi
- Totier Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 2.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Mount Alto: 8.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Round Top: 9.0 mi
- Ammonett Mountain: 10.1 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 11.3 mi
- James Monroe: 12.6 mi
- James Monroe: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 14.2 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 14.8 mi
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 6.8 mi
- Ash Lawn - Highland: 12.6 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 13.0 mi
- Broken Island Locks and Dam: 13.1 mi
- Union Mills Dam: 13.3 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Hardware River: 7.0 mi
- Hardware River: 7.2 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 15.8 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 14.4 mi
- West Lawn: 14.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 15.8 mi
- Student Garden: 16.1 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 16.4 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 0.3 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 14.2 mi
- Michie Tavern: 14.3 mi
- Monticello: 14.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 12.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 12.6 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 12.7 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 12.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 15.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 20.2 mi
- Canada: 15.8 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Van Clief Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Mountain | WNW 303° | 726 m | 16.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 309° | 722 m | 16.3 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NW 306° | 590 m | 16.7 mi |
| Walnut Top | WNW 295° | 572 m | 14.9 mi |
| Archer Mountain | WNW 293° | 566 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NW 309° | 563 m | 14.6 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | W 268° | 562 m | 15.7 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | WNW 290° | 557 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmyra 3S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1302938637
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 16 mi
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