Central Park
Central Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Gunns Hill stands 107 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Lawn Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 0.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Poplar Lawn Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Jefferson Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Harding Street Community Center Park: 0.4 mi
- Centre Hill Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Petersburg Courthouse Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Peter Jones Trading Station: 0.8 mi
- Fort Gregg, Petersburg National Battlefield: 3.3 mi
- Sixth Maryland Infantry: 5.2 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 8.0 mi
- Fort Brady: 11.9 mi
- Big Bike: 15.1 mi
- The Giant Cigarette: 17.5 mi
- Uneeda Biscuit ghost sign: 21.3 mi
- I Can't Breathe: 21.4 mi
- Fruits and Veggies: 21.6 mi
- Virginia Motorsports Park: 8.1 mi
- Henricus: 10.8 mi
- Triple Crossing: 21.4 mi
- Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 21.6 mi
- Eppa Hunton's Grave: 21.6 mi
- Centre Hill Mansion-Museum: 0.5 mi
- Siege Museum: 0.7 mi
- Farmers' Bank Museum: 0.7 mi
- Violet Bank Museum: 1.3 mi
- Keystone Antique Tractor Museum: 1.8 mi
- Stockton Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Oak Grove Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Broad Rock Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Garber Street Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Blanco Mount: 10.8 mi
- Kimages Hill: 12.8 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 14.3 mi
- Malvern Hill: 14.9 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 15.5 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 20.6 mi
- Beaufont Springs: 20.7 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 20.8 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 20.9 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 21.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 8.4 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 14.7 mi
- New Market Park: 14.8 mi
- Kittewan: 19.3 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 12.5 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 23.1 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 23.7 mi
- Carson Safety Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Central Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunns Hill | SW 233° | 107 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gambles Hill | N 354° | 44 m | 21.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 16° | 43 m | 24.5 mi |
| Malvern Hill | NE 36° | 41 m | 14.9 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | ENE 62° | 28 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blanco Mount | NNE 27° | 25 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | NE 43° | 24 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kimages Hill | NE 49° | 17 m | 12.8 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 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:16 | 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 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 1 mi away.
- Japanese stiltgrass40 obs
- cardinal flower29 obs
- American sweetgum29 obs
- Bitterweed27 obs
- common pawpaw25 obs
- Chinese privet25 obs
- Chinese bushclover24 obs
- Canada Goose23 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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