Potter's Field
Potter's Field is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoney Run Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 6.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoney Run Park: 0.6 mi
- Stoneybrook Lot: 1.4 mi
- Denbigh Park Boat Ramp: 1.4 mi
- Eastwood Lot: 1.4 mi
- Woodhaven Lot: 1.5 mi
- TRADOC Emblem: 2.3 mi
- Reinvented: 5.4 mi
- Memory of Green: 5.6 mi
- Spilling the Wind: 5.7 mi
- The Winner: 5.7 mi
- William Seay Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Seay Plaza: 2.7 mi
- Fort Eustis Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fort Eustis 100th Anniversary Plaque: 2.7 mi
- French Artillery Park: 5.2 mi
- USS Monitor: 6.4 mi
- Black Forest Picnic Village: 8.6 mi
- Roman Rapids: 8.7 mi
- Der Roto Baron: 8.7 mi
- Verbolten: 8.7 mi
- United States Army Transportation Museum: 2.7 mi
- Discovery Center: 3.3 mi
- Lee Hall Train Depot: 4.4 mi
- Lee Hall Mansion: 4.8 mi
- Endview Plantation: 5.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.1 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 4.8 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 6.4 mi
- Greer Garden: 8.0 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 18.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 19.4 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 19.8 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 7.4 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 8.9 mi
- Huntington Beach: 9.6 mi
- Grandview Beach: 15.4 mi
- Outlook Beach: 16.0 mi
- York River Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Holly Point: 10.8 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 10.9 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Mintonville Point: 23.2 mi
- Pig Hill: 20.1 mi
- Church Hill: 23.1 mi
- Mount Folly: 23.3 mi
- Knob Hill: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 23.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 16.1 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter's Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 352° | 30 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pig Hill | N 9° | 21 m | 20.1 mi |
| Knob Hill | S 183° | 8 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNW 333° | 6 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 3 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle15 obs
- Northern Cardinal14 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail14 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- White-tailed Deer12 obs
- Black Swallowtail12 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee12 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/347735077
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