Gambles Hill Park
Gambles Hill Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is American Civil War Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Park Guardian II: 0.1 mi
- The Mill: 0.2 mi
- Park Guardian I: 0.4 mi
- Wind's Up: 0.5 mi
- Corporate Presence: 0.6 mi
- Haxall Headgates: 0.2 mi
- Tredegar Iron Works: 0.2 mi
- Emancipation and Freedom Monument: 0.2 mi
- Powhatan Chiefdom: 0.2 mi
- The Headman: 0.2 mi
- Oregon Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Brown's Island: 0.3 mi
- Holly Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Oregon Hill Linear Park: 0.3 mi
- Pleasants Park: 0.4 mi
- Douglas Southall Freeman's Grave: 0.4 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 0.4 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 0.4 mi
- James Ewell Brown Stuart's Grave: 0.4 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Monroe Park Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alice Fitz Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Randolph Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- American Civil War Museum: 0.1 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.8 mi
- John Marshall House: 0.9 mi
- The Valentine: 0.9 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.6 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.6 mi
- Shooters Hill: 10.9 mi
- Blanco Mount: 14.2 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 1.1 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.5 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.7 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 1.9 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 2.0 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 0.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- New Market Park: 9.9 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.7 mi
- Amelia: 24.6 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 24.8 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.8 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 17.2 mi
- Lorraine: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gambles Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 289° | 92 m | 18.1 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 284° | 69 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 1° | 63 m | 10.6 mi |
| Gambles Hill | NE 52° | 44 m | 0.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 79° | 43 m | 9.6 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 130° | 41 m | 14.9 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 104° | 36 m | 23.6 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 131° | 28 m | 21.6 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 | 19:08 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
- Canada Goose680 obs
- Mallard660 obs
- Great Blue Heron462 obs
- red deadnettle427 obs
- Ring-necked Duck335 obs
- Common Watersnake257 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant255 obs
- American Robin239 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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