Forest Hill Park
Forest Hill Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Hill Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Richmond
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Abandoned Netherwood Quarry: 0.4 mi
- Abandoned Smith Quarry: 0.5 mi
- Grave Marker: 0.8 mi
- Abandoned Quarry (JF & AJ Bradley Property): 0.8 mi
- Canal Lock Ruins: 0.8 mi
- James River Park System Main Area: 0.5 mi
- Carter Jones Park: 0.6 mi
- JRPS - Archer Island: 0.6 mi
- Canoe Run Park: 0.8 mi
- JRPS Texas Beach Park: 0.8 mi
- Eppa Hunton's Grave: 1.0 mi
- Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Davis's Grave: 1.0 mi
- Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 1.0 mi
- J. L. M. Curry's Grave: 1.0 mi
- Dooley sundial: 1.0 mi
- Park Guardian II: 1.6 mi
- The Mill: 1.7 mi
- Park Guardian I: 1.9 mi
- Nate's Bagels: 1.9 mi
- McDonough Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Swansboro Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fonticello Food Forest: 0.7 mi
- Owl Orchard Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Maymont Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- American Civil War Museum: 1.7 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- First Freedom Center: 2.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: 2.5 mi
- John Marshall House: 2.5 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 0.3 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 0.6 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 0.6 mi
- Wayside Spring: 0.8 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.4 mi
- Gambles Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 10.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sliding Hill: 11.8 mi
- Blanco Mount: 14.0 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 1.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 15.8 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- New Market Park: 10.0 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.0 mi
- Amelia: 23.1 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 24.1 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.4 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 18.3 mi
- Lorraine: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 294° | 92 m | 17.3 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 292° | 69 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 7° | 63 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gambles Hill | NE 50° | 44 m | 1.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 75° | 43 m | 11.1 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 124° | 41 m | 15.2 mi |
| Minitree Hill | E 101° | 36 m | 24.7 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 127° | 28 m | 21.9 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 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 8 mi away.
- Canada Goose574 obs
- Mallard536 obs
- red deadnettle394 obs
- Great Blue Heron379 obs
- mayapple328 obs
- common pawpaw303 obs
- White-tailed Deer283 obs
- Common Watersnake249 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/45031115
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