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Carter G Woodson Park

Carter G Woodson Park from directly overhead

Carter G Woodson Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Gambles Hill stands 44 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is King's Court Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 7.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
12 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28967, -77.29082

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Soldiers' Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Peter Jones Trading Station: 7.5 mi
  • Fort Brady: 8.0 mi
  • Parsonage Ruins: 9.3 mi
  • Fort Hoke: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 50
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Oak Grove Community Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Chimborazo Native Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Stockton Community Garden: 17.6 mi
Museums: 38
Attractions: 21
Springs: 10
  • Chimborazo Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Peaks: 8
  • Blanco Mount: 5.1 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 9.4 mi
  • Toe Ink Wayside: 15.9 mi
  • Pony Pasture - James River Park: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Area: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gambles HillNNW 334°44 m19.1 mi
Turkey HillN 3°43 m18.9 mi
Malvern HillNNE 21°41 m7.9 mi
Minitree HillNE 52°36 m18.3 mi
Evelynton HeightsENE 70°28 m8.2 mi
Blanco MountNNW 348°25 m5.1 mi
Lamptie HillNNE 32°24 m6.9 mi
Kimages HillNE 44°17 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451616976807873625244
Precip in3.53.04.03.84.34.65.25.65.13.73.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 1 mi away.

  • Heermann's Gull29 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee19 obs
  • American pokeweed18 obs
  • Spicebush Swallowtail16 obs
  • Laughing Gull12 obs
  • Canada Goose11 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee11 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/789057379

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