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Capitol Square

Capitol Square from directly overhead

Capitol Square is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil Rights Memorial, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53854, -77.43286

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Virginia Civil Rights Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Governor William Smith Monument: 0.1 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • RVA on Wheels: 0.2 mi
  • Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.4 mi
  • Triple Crossing: 0.5 mi
  • James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Richmond Vampire Tomb: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 58
Peaks: 11
Springs: 11
  • Chimborazo Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 288°92 m18.8 mi
Shooters HillWNW 282°69 m11.6 mi
Sliding HillN 357°63 m10.4 mi
Gambles HillW 265°44 m0.7 mi
Turkey HillE 79°43 m8.9 mi
Malvern HillSE 133°41 m14.4 mi
Minitree HillESE 105°36 m22.9 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 133°28 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 6 mi away.

  • red deadnettle371 obs
  • Great Blue Heron338 obs
  • Canada Goose246 obs
  • American Robin203 obs
  • garlic mustard179 obs
  • American pokeweed178 obs
  • Mallard162 obs
  • Common Watersnake162 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/113023443

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