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Carter Jones Park

Carter Jones Park from directly overhead

Carter Jones Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 47 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fonticello Lithia Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 20 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
47 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Richmond

How to reach it

Coordinates37.51608, -77.46083

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canoe Run Park: 0.5 mi
  • Forest Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Alice Fitz Park: 0.9 mi
  • James River Park System Main Area: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Grove Playground: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Canal Lock Ruins: 0.7 mi
  • Civil War Gun Pits: 0.8 mi
  • VEPCO Hydro Plant Millrace: 0.8 mi
  • Quarry Ruins: 1.0 mi
  • Abandoned Netherwood Quarry: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Eppa Hunton's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Jefferson Davis's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • J. L. M. Curry's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Springs: 11
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 294°92 m17.9 mi
Shooters HillWNW 292°69 m10.6 mi
Sliding HillN 5°63 m12.0 mi
Gambles HillNNE 31°44 m1.7 mi
Turkey HillENE 72°43 m10.7 mi
Malvern HillSE 124°41 m14.6 mi
Minitree HillE 100°36 m24.1 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 127°28 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
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, 8 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron427 obs
  • red deadnettle376 obs
  • Canada Goose355 obs
  • common pawpaw272 obs
  • Common Watersnake266 obs
  • mayapple257 obs
  • White-tailed Deer249 obs
  • Mallard228 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/44660433

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