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Maymont

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Maymont is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53630, -77.47721

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Byrd Park: 0.3 mi
  • JRPS Texas Beach Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverview Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pump House Park: 0.5 mi
  • JRPS - Archer Island: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 1.0 mi
  • Dr. Hunter H. McGuire's Grave: 1.0 mi
  • Eppa Hunton's Grave: 1.0 mi
  • Jefferson Davis's Grave: 1.0 mi
  • John Randolph of Roanoke's Grave: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Italian Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 0.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Byrd Park Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 291°92 m16.6 mi
Shooters HillWNW 287°69 m9.3 mi
Sliding HillN 10°63 m10.7 mi
Gambles HillE 87°44 m1.8 mi
Turkey HillE 81°43 m11.3 mi
Malvern HillSE 126°41 m16.2 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 128°28 m22.9 mi
Blanco MountSE 143°25 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 9 mi away.

  • Mallard650 obs
  • Canada Goose636 obs
  • red deadnettle424 obs
  • Great Blue Heron350 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck336 obs
  • mayapple336 obs
  • common pawpaw318 obs
  • White-tailed Deer288 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/264469781

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