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Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park

Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park from directly overhead

Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Shooters Hill stands 69 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Howlett Line Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 8.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34372, -77.38956

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howlett Line Park: 0.9 mi
  • Battery Dantzler Park: 1.0 mi
  • Battery Dantzler Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lowe's Athletic Complex: 1.5 mi
  • Sgt James Engle Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Fort Brady: 3.7 mi
  • Fort Hoke: 5.1 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Fort Harrison: 5.8 mi
  • Chesterfield Fire & EMS Memorial: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Oak Grove Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Stockton Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Broad Rock Community Garden: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Henricus: 2.7 mi
  • Triple Crossing: 13.2 mi
  • RVA on Wheels: 13.4 mi
  • Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 13.6 mi
  • Eppa Hunton's Grave: 13.6 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 11
  • Chimborazo Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Blanco Mount: 4.5 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shooters HillNW 319°69 m21.0 mi
Sliding HillN 353°63 m24.1 mi
Gambles HillNNW 347°44 m13.7 mi
Turkey HillNNE 23°43 m16.4 mi
Malvern HillENE 66°41 m9.0 mi
Minitree HillENE 69°36 m21.2 mi
Evelynton HeightsE 94°28 m13.1 mi
Blanco MountENE 74°25 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:56

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1038799446

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