Gretna Town Park
Gretna Town Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 246 m. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
81 named places within 25 miles
- Farmers Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Flint Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.9 mi
- Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park: 0.6 mi
- Elba Park: 0.7 mi
- Pittsylvania Wayside Park: 9.2 mi
- Pittsylvania County Courtyard: 9.5 mi
- Frances Hurt Park: 9.6 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 0.7 mi
- Roark Mill: 7.4 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 9.5 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 10.3 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Yates Tavern: 1.8 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 9.1 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 9.6 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 9.6 mi
- Avoca Museum: 12.7 mi
- Saponi Garden: 1.0 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 9.4 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.7 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- LOVE: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gretna Town Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WNW 288° | 590 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | W 261° | 515 m | 22.1 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | WSW 243° | 505 m | 20.3 mi |
| Greer Knob | W 280° | 495 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WSW 244° | 421 m | 23.3 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | N 360° | 405 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jacks Mountain | W 274° | 401 m | 20.0 mi |
| Preston Knob | W 278° | 397 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 10 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer2 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
- Golden Jumping Spider2 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly2 obs
- Spring Peeper1 obs
- Odorous House Ant1 obs
- common milkweed1 obs
- Common Buckeye1 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 node/356593878
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