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Ramblewood Field

Ramblewood Field from directly overhead

Ramblewood Field is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 396 m. Dundore Mountain stands 1,244 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Purcell Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41150, -78.88633

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Purcell Park: 1.2 mi
  • University Park: 1.4 mi
  • JMU UPARK Disc Golf Course: 1.5 mi
  • Astronomy Park: 2.0 mi
  • The Quad: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 23
Artworks: 16
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 1.7 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 2.0 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 11.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Ramblewood Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dundore MountainWNW 301°1,244 m15.8 mi
Oak KnobWNW 291°1,175 m14.3 mi
Bald KnobNW 323°1,124 m15.4 mi
Pond KnobWNW 293°1,098 m15.2 mi
Goods MountainNW 308°1,088 m14.5 mi
Second MountainNW 324°1,087 m12.4 mi
Trayfoot MountainSSE 151°1,025 m14.9 mi
Lairds KnobENE 73°1,000 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0420:43
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3016:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 4 mi away.

  • striped wintergreen216 obs
  • sassafras184 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee113 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander94 obs
  • Western Honey Bee87 obs
  • Mallard81 obs
  • Huron Skipper77 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly73 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/819919104

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