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Longdale Recreation Center

Longdale Recreation Center from directly overhead

Longdale Recreation Center is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 65 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Randolph Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
65 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66183, -77.47263

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Virginia Randolph Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Glen Allen Softball Complex: 0.8 mi
  • Woodman Park: 1.1 mi
  • Walkerton Tavern: 1.5 mi
  • Glover Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Forest Lodge Belvidere: 1.7 mi
  • Klaus Family Tree House: 2.7 mi
  • George Edward Pickett's Grave: 8.3 mi
  • Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 8.4 mi
  • The Iron Dog: 8.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 58
  • Learning & Therapy Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Historic Vegetable Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Lucy Payne Minor Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Margaret Streb Conifer Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Children's Garden: 2.7 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 11
  • Young's Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Youngs Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 22.0 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Longdale Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillW 260°92 m15.9 mi
Shooters HillWSW 236°69 m10.9 mi
Sliding HillNE 40°63 m2.5 mi
Gambles HillS 170°44 m8.7 mi
Turkey HillESE 122°43 m12.8 mi
Malvern HillSE 145°41 m22.3 mi
Blanco MountSSE 157°25 m22.6 mi
Lamptie HillSE 145°24 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048576674787770594941
Precip in3.52.93.93.44.34.14.04.94.03.63.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland Hanover CO Muni AP, 4 mi away.

  • white clover28 obs
  • Japanese honeysuckle27 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • Fowler's Toad26 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird23 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty21 obs
  • American pokeweed20 obs
  • American holly19 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/266434321

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