Byrd Park
Byrd Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrd Park Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Virginia War Memorial Carillon: 0.2 mi
- Wilfred Emory Cutshaw (1838-1907): 0.4 mi
- Foushee-Ritchie Mill: 0.6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry (Middendorf Quarry): 0.9 mi
- Abandoned Quarry (JF & AJ Bradley Property): 0.9 mi
- Maymont: 0.3 mi
- Pump House Park: 0.4 mi
- JRPS Texas Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverview Community Park: 0.8 mi
- JRPS - Archer Island: 0.9 mi
- Dooley sundial: 0.5 mi
- Cardinal Points: 0.7 mi
- Bricks: 0.9 mi
- Michael Ramey Tribute: 0.9 mi
- Nate's Bagels: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Hunter H. McGuire's Grave: 1.2 mi
- Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 1.2 mi
- John Randolph of Roanoke's Grave: 1.2 mi
- Eppa Hunton's Grave: 1.2 mi
- Jefferson Davis's Grave: 1.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
- Trees of Hope: 0.4 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 0.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 0.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: 1.1 mi
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture: 1.3 mi
- Virginia Center for Architecture: 1.4 mi
- Science Museum of Virginia: 1.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Richmond: 1.7 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 0.2 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 0.2 mi
- Wayside Spring: 1.1 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 1.4 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 1.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 9.0 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 11.4 mi
- Blanco Mount: 15.4 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 2.0 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 17.3 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- New Market Park: 11.3 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 14.5 mi
- Amelia: 23.0 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 23.0 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 2.4 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 10.8 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 19.0 mi
- Lorraine: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Byrd Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 291° | 92 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 285° | 69 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 11° | 63 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gambles Hill | E 95° | 44 m | 1.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 82° | 43 m | 11.4 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 127° | 41 m | 16.5 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 129° | 28 m | 23.2 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SE 143° | 25 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 9 mi away.
- Mallard659 obs
- Canada Goose581 obs
- red deadnettle425 obs
- mayapple378 obs
- common pawpaw368 obs
- Ring-necked Duck328 obs
- White-tailed Deer310 obs
- Great Blue Heron301 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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