Highland Plaza
Highland Plaza is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 57 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hotchkiss Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 24 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Hotchkiss Park: 0.5 mi
- Highland Gardens Park: 0.6 mi
- Providence Park: 0.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden/Virginia 529 Kids Zone: 1.0 mi
- North Central Park: 1.0 mi
- Hope: 0.9 mi
- I Can Because I Said So: 1.0 mi
- Brookland Park Blvd at Ninja Kombucha: 1.0 mi
- Happy Children: 1.0 mi
- Welcoming Your Teddy Bears and Other Contributions: 2.1 mi
- Delegate Ealey Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Bill Bojangles Robinson Statue: 2.2 mi
- Ebenezer Baptist Church: 2.2 mi
- Richmond's First African American Police Officers: 2.2 mi
- Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death: 2.5 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 2.9 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Triple Crossing: 3.1 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 3.1 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 3.1 mi
- Brookland Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Barton Mansion Garden: 1.2 mi
- Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm: 1.8 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- The JXN Haus: 1.9 mi
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: 2.2 mi
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- The Valentine: 2.5 mi
- John Marshall House: 2.5 mi
- Gambles Hill: 3.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 7.9 mi
- Sliding Hill: 8.0 mi
- Shooters Hill: 12.2 mi
- Malvern Hill: 15.7 mi
- Young's Spring: 3.1 mi
- Youngs Spring: 3.2 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 3.5 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 4.1 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 4.3 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 3.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 5.9 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 12.1 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.4 mi
- New Market Park: 11.2 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 16.1 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
- Lorraine: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | W 280° | 92 m | 19.0 mi |
| Shooters Hill | W 270° | 69 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 350° | 63 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gambles Hill | SSW 210° | 44 m | 3.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 96° | 43 m | 7.9 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 142° | 41 m | 15.7 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 112° | 36 m | 22.9 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 139° | 28 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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.
- American Robin24 obs
- red deadnettle24 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake23 obs
- Common Box Turtle22 obs
- Monarch20 obs
- American pokeweed19 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail18 obs
- Western Honey Bee16 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/44908077
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