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Deep Creek Lock Park

Deep Creek Lock Park from directly overhead

Deep Creek Lock Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Moonya, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 22 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

25 acres of waterfront woods with a canoe launch, volleyball courts, picnic shelters & a play area.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.74696, -76.34061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Izaak Walton League Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kristinas Park at Wingfield Pointe: 1.0 mi
  • Bryant Farms Park: 1.1 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sawyer's Mill Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • LOVE: 6.8 mi
  • The Tourist: 7.2 mi
  • Tower of Light: 7.3 mi
  • Norfolk 1682 Plaque: 7.3 mi
  • Revolutionary War Cannons: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 46
Gardens: 40
  • Chesapeake Arboretum Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Chesapeake City Arboretum & Nursery: 5.6 mi
  • Entrance 6: 5.7 mi
  • Entrance 7: 5.7 mi
  • Entrance 5: 5.7 mi
Museums: 40
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Knob Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 13.3 mi
  • Encore Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Baines Hill: 18.7 mi
  • White Hill: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baines HillSW 231°20 m18.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 64°18 m13.3 mi
White HillENE 58°10 m20.4 mi
Knob HillWNW 285°8 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:5020:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349596775807872625144
Precip in3.63.14.03.74.14.85.76.66.24.53.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 11 mi away.

  • Southern Toad26 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug20 obs
  • Bluegill18 obs
  • Pond Slider15 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee13 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider13 obs
  • Western Honey Bee12 obs
  • Largemouth Bass12 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/656963221

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