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Wrc Henrico Access Area

Wrc Henrico Access Area from directly overhead

Wrc Henrico Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Wilkins Hill stands 100 m to the east, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pavillion at Whipporwill Hills, a park 1.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 15 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52157, -77.88053

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Pavillion at Whipporwill Hills: 1.1 mi
  • Goat Island: 1.2 mi
  • Sherwood Forest Campgrounds: 1.6 mi
  • Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Ledgerwood Athletic Complex: 12.7 mi
Museums: 7
Rest areas: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Sam Patterson Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Confederate Cemetery: 16.4 mi
  • Dr. L. Julian Haywood: 17.8 mi
  • Joseph Montfort Burial Site: 20.8 mi
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 23.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Osage Picnic Shelter: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Wilkins Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Fort Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Medoc Mountain: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access: 18.3 mi
  • Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Panacea Falls: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • J. Stewart and Mary L. Green Wortham Memorial Gardens: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilkins HillE 94°100 m5.1 mi
Medoc MountainS 180°98 m18.2 mi
Fort HillN 3°76 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5419:5520:34
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2116:2017:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606876807872625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke Rapids Halifax CO AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33005429

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