Sherwood Forest Plantation
Sherwood Forest Plantation is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Turkey Hill stands 43 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Kittiewan Manor House & Museum, a museum 2.5 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 15 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Creek Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Upper Country Park: 11.6 mi
- Freedom Park: 11.9 mi
- Pine Fork Park: 12.8 mi
- Conservation Park of Virginia: 13.0 mi
- Historic Jamestowne Glass House: 15.1 mi
- Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center: 15.8 mi
- Tailor: 17.9 mi
- The Public Hospital of 1773: 17.9 mi
- Cooper & Wheelwright: 17.9 mi
- Williamsburg Botanical Garden: 12.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 17.1 mi
- Lettie Pate Evans Wildflower Refuge: 17.3 mi
- Zen Garden: 17.3 mi
- Geology Rock Garden: 17.4 mi
- Parsonage Ruins: 13.8 mi
- James Fort: 15.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 15.4 mi
- Community Mausoleum: 15.5 mi
- Historic Kittiewan Manor House & Museum: 2.5 mi
- Berkeley Plantation: 9.0 mi
- Brian E. Gregson Building: 12.9 mi
- City Point History Museum: 14.1 mi
- Jamestown Settlement: 15.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Kittewan: 3.5 mi
- Game Farm Marsh: 5.5 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 7.9 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 12.7 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 7.2 mi
- Minitree Hill: 8.1 mi
- Kimages Hill: 11.3 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 11.5 mi
- Malvern Hill: 12.9 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Point of Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 19.9 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Beach Area: 6.7 mi
- Seining Beach: 17.8 mi
- Fossil Beach: 18.0 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 21.1 mi
- Davis Beach: 23.1 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 20.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherwood Forest Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 319° | 43 m | 21.0 mi |
| Malvern Hill | WNW 290° | 41 m | 12.9 mi |
| Minitree Hill | N 356° | 36 m | 8.1 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 68° | 30 m | 24.7 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | W 267° | 28 m | 7.2 mi |
| Blanco Mount | W 277° | 25 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | WNW 284° | 24 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kimages Hill | W 273° | 17 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell, 14 mi away.
- Osage-orange2 obs
- princess tree2 obs
- Squirrel Tree Frog2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Brown Creeper1 obs
- Fox Sparrow1 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
- Black-and-white Warbler1 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.
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