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Booker T Washington Park

Booker T Washington Park from directly overhead

Booker T Washington Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is C&O Railway Heritage Center, a museum 0.3 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
336 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.81593, -79.81624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Masonic Amphitheatre: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 0.5 mi
  • Smith Creek Hiking Trail: 0.5 mi
  • Linden Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 8
Springs: 6
  • Sand Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Grose Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Booker T Washington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 345°1,293 m7.7 mi
Big KnobWNW 291°1,237 m6.5 mi
Bald KnobWNW 290°1,179 m5.8 mi
Brushy MountainN 3°1,170 m11.2 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSW 220°1,120 m10.6 mi
Warm Springs MountainN 2°1,089 m12.3 mi
Brushy MountainENE 68°1,088 m10.3 mi
Montgomery KnobSW 221°1,081 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice05:5820:0620:45
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3216:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Polyphemus Moth3 obs
  • purple crownvetch3 obs
  • Eastern Fence Lizard2 obs
  • pale jewelweed2 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
  • eastern redbud2 obs
  • Common Five-lined Skink2 obs
  • smooth purple coneflower2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/814665408

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