River Road Park
River Road Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Coles Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Mill Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Mill Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Cossey Botanical Park: 0.9 mi
- Chatham Manor: 0.9 mi
- Anthony Burns: 0.2 mi
- Moncure Daniel Conway: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Religious Freedom Monument: 0.9 mi
- Mary Washington Monument: 0.9 mi
- General Hugh Mercer Memorial Statue: 1.0 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Alum Springs Park: 2.3 mi
- Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Stafford County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Kenmore: 1.1 mi
- Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop: 1.1 mi
- Fredericksburg Area Museum: 1.2 mi
- James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library: 1.2 mi
- Fall Hill: 1.6 mi
- Howison Hill: 2.9 mi
- Embrey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 4.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.2 mi
- The Chimneys: 1.4 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 1.5 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 9.2 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 12.7 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 17.9 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 20.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 20.8 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 23.4 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 23.5 mi
- Wine & Design: 0.3 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 2.9 mi
- Iconic Art: 3.2 mi
- L O V E: 6.3 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 8.4 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Clifton Beach: 12.7 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 21.1 mi
- West Beach: 21.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 21.4 mi
- Bull Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Blue Banks: 14.3 mi
- Possum Nose: 19.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 13.5 mi
- McCoull Spring: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles Hill | WNW 294° | 138 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hamiltons Thicket | W 262° | 124 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lucky Hill | NW 314° | 112 m | 24.1 mi |
| Shotgun Hill | W 277° | 104 m | 14.8 mi |
| Berry Hill | WNW 298° | 102 m | 22.8 mi |
| Embrey Hill | WSW 257° | 74 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fall Hill | W 272° | 67 m | 1.6 mi |
| Motts Run Hill | W 267° | 65 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose100 obs
- Great Blue Heron97 obs
- American Robin87 obs
- Osprey83 obs
- Northern Cardinal78 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail73 obs
- Eastern Bluebird69 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel66 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/192338499
Day trips start here
- Fredericksburg · 1 mi
- Stafford County · 6 mi
- Spotsylvania · 8 mi
- Stafford · 8 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 11 mi
- Quantico · 17 mi
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