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Hopkins Green

Hopkins Green from directly overhead

Hopkins Green is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Revenhorst Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78465, -79.44412

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Historic sites: 29
  • Washington And Lee University: 0.2 mi
  • Virginia Military Institute: 0.4 mi
  • Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 0.5 mi
  • Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 0.5 mi
  • Alpha Tau Omega Monument: 0.5 mi
Springs: 12
  • Cow Camp Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Panther Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Lace Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 19.2 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 22.2 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Hopkins Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainWNW 297°1,111 m7.2 mi
Big ButtNNW 346°1,053 m8.2 mi
Little House MountainWNW 297°1,032 m6.4 mi
Bluff MountainSSE 148°1,015 m10.1 mi
White Rock MountainNW 323°1,002 m10.2 mi
Dale MountainNNW 327°991 m9.4 mi
Coopers KnobNNW 344°959 m9.2 mi
Little ButtNNW 342°947 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5720:0520:44
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, under a mile away.

  • Virginia bluebells57 obs
  • White-tailed Deer47 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel45 obs
  • dame's rocket42 obs
  • autumn olive41 obs
  • garlic mustard35 obs
  • Common Watersnake28 obs
  • ground-ivy27 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/295792511

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