Fort Boykin
Fort Boykin is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Round Hill stands 14 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Greer Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clontz Park: 3.3 mi
- Beale Park: 3.6 mi
- Riverview Park: 3.7 mi
- Joyner Field: 3.9 mi
- Tyler's Beach Boat Ramp, Harbor, and Public Beach: 4.2 mi
- Spilling the Wind: 7.0 mi
- Selene: 7.1 mi
- Conquering the Wild: 7.2 mi
- Lion 1: 7.2 mi
- Elements Sculpture: 7.2 mi
- Whisper Wall: 7.0 mi
- Mariners' Lake: 7.4 mi
- SS United States Propeller: 7.5 mi
- Fort Eustis 100th Anniversary Plaque: 9.1 mi
- William Seay Memorial: 9.1 mi
- USS Monitor: 7.4 mi
- Black Forest Picnic Village: 13.6 mi
- Der Roto Baron: 13.7 mi
- Oktoberfest Games: 13.7 mi
- DarKoaster: 13.7 mi
- Greer Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 7.2 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.7 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 12.3 mi
- Isle of Wight County Museum: 3.7 mi
- 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse: 3.7 mi
- The Schoolhouse Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bacon's Castle: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Living Museum: 8.0 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 12.7 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 13.8 mi
- Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 17.9 mi
- Holly Point: 4.9 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- York River Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Mintonville Point: 16.8 mi
- Brock Point: 17.7 mi
- Huntington Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 13.2 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 15.2 mi
- Outlook Beach: 17.7 mi
- Grandview Beach: 18.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 18.9 mi
- Knob Hill: 16.9 mi
- Round Hill: 21.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.4 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Boykin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | SW 233° | 14 m | 21.5 mi |
| Knob Hill | S 170° | 8 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 10 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle5 obs
- Southern Pearly-eye5 obs
- pink-sorrel4 obs
- trifoliate orange4 obs
- Huron Skipper4 obs
- White-tailed Deer3 obs
- Widow Skimmer3 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/248909639
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