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Meherrin River Park Complex

Meherrin River Park Complex from directly overhead

Meherrin River Park Complex is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Wilkins Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 25 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Emporia-Greensville Recreation Assocation

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68250, -77.53195

45 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Train Depot Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Jarratt Rec Assc.: 9.5 mi
  • Little city park: 9.6 mi
  • Seaboard Community Park: 14.3 mi
Museums: 6
  • Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Roanoke Canal Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Brunswick County Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center: 18.3 mi
  • Northampton County Museum: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area North: 21.1 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area South: 21.1 mi
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Sam Patterson Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Confederate Cemetery: 17.6 mi
  • Joseph Montfort Burial Site: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilkins HillSW 231°100 m18.3 mi
Fort HillW 277°76 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5219:5420:33
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2016:1816:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775807872615043
Precip in3.42.64.13.43.74.04.95.14.93.53.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emporia 1 WNW, 2 mi away.

  • Large yellow vetch6 obs
  • Bitterweed4 obs
  • Nosy Pill Woodlouse3 obs
  • Largemouth Bass3 obs
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher2 obs
  • Brown-headed Cowbird2 obs
  • Rough Earthsnake2 obs
  • Field madder2 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/712171390

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