Fort Clifton Park
Fort Clifton Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Gambles Hill stands 44 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Bank Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 4.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 16 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- White Bank Park: 0.6 mi
- Atwater Soccer Complex: 2.3 mi
- Appomatox Park: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 2.6 mi
- Mathis Park: 2.6 mi
- Peter Jones Trading Station: 4.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 4.1 mi
- Fort Gregg, Petersburg National Battlefield: 7.4 mi
- Fort Brady: 7.6 mi
- Sixth Maryland Infantry: 9.3 mi
- Big Bike: 10.8 mi
- The Giant Cigarette: 13.8 mi
- Uneeda Biscuit ghost sign: 17.5 mi
- I Can't Breathe: 17.7 mi
- Fruits and Veggies: 17.8 mi
- Oak Grove Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Garber Street Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Stockton Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Broad Rock Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Henricus: 6.5 mi
- Virginia Motorsports Park: 12.0 mi
- Triple Crossing: 17.7 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 17.9 mi
- Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 18.1 mi
- Keystone Antique Tractor Museum: 2.7 mi
- Womens Museum: 2.8 mi
- Quartermaster Museum: 2.9 mi
- Violet Bank Museum: 3.5 mi
- Farmers' Bank Museum: 3.9 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 17.0 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 17.1 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 17.5 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 17.5 mi
- Beaufont Springs: 17.9 mi
- Blanco Mount: 6.4 mi
- Kimages Hill: 8.9 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 10.1 mi
- Malvern Hill: 10.6 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 12.3 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 4.5 mi
- New Market Park: 10.4 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Kittewan: 16.8 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 20.2 mi
- Point of Rocks: 2.9 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 8.5 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 18.8 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 20.6 mi
- Carson Safety Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Lorraine: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Clifton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambles Hill | NNW 346° | 44 m | 18.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 15° | 43 m | 20.1 mi |
| Malvern Hill | NE 41° | 41 m | 10.6 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ENE 57° | 36 m | 22.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | ENE 74° | 28 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blanco Mount | NNE 29° | 25 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | NE 51° | 24 m | 10.1 mi |
| Kimages Hill | ENE 61° | 17 m | 8.9 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 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle7 obs
- pickerelweed5 obs
- Common Raccoon4 obs
- cardinal flower4 obs
- American sweetgum4 obs
- late boneset4 obs
- Needham's Skimmer4 obs
- common sneezeweed4 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/42801040
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