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Glen Maury Park

Glen Maury Park from directly overhead

Glen Maury Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 316 m. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Penny Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73283, -79.36330

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 48
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 5.1 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 5.5 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Jackson's Classroom: 5.6 mi
Parks: 42
  • Penny Park: 0.6 mi
  • Laurel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ben Salem Wayside: 2.1 mi
  • M. Leroy Richardson Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lexington City Pool: 5.3 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 13
Springs: 12
  • Cow Camp Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Marble Spring: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lace Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 17.6 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 19.5 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Glen Maury Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobE 86°1,232 m7.7 mi
Cole MountainE 82°1,197 m8.7 mi
Buck MountainE 84°1,025 m6.9 mi
Bluff MountainS 170°1,015 m5.1 mi
Big Rocky RowSSW 192°910 m7.0 mi
Silas KnobS 179°904 m5.8 mi
Fletcher MountainE 96°888 m7.7 mi
Whites PeakNE 52°881 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:3016:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 5 mi away.

  • multiflora rose13 obs
  • autumn olive11 obs
  • American sycamore10 obs
  • bird's-eye speedwell10 obs
  • mock strawberry10 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • box elder8 obs
  • red deadnettle8 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/816246630

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