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WBWF Preserve

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WBWF Preserve from directly overhead

WBWF Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Lyle Mountain stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96252, -78.76497

50 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
Historic sites: 10
  • Cub Creek Church: 4.8 mi
  • Cub Creek Church: 4.8 mi
  • Artillery Emplacement: 6.4 mi
  • Earthwork Fortification: 6.6 mi
  • Halifax Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
Museums: 8
  • Noland Village at Providence: 3.4 mi
  • Patrick Henry Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Drakes Branch Musuem: 9.3 mi
  • Central High Museum: 10.1 mi
  • L. E. Coleman African-American Museum: 18.3 mi
Peaks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mulberry Hill Historic Gardens: 5.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Seven Oaks Gardens: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • The Devil's Bookcase: 7.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyle MountainNNE 14°241 m17.0 mi
Red Oak MountainNNW 331°237 m21.6 mi
Dry MountainWNW 301°220 m19.2 mi
Baker MountainNNE 21°214 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5720:0020:39
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2516:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576574777669584741
Precip in3.83.04.03.84.73.94.83.94.53.63.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Court House, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1087744708

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