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Three Lakes Park

Three Lakes Park from directly overhead

Three Lakes Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Lakes Nature Center and Aquarium, a museum 0.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 27 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.61461, -77.42795

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kiehr Field: 0.8 mi
  • Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center: 1.5 mi
  • Lakeside Landing Park: 1.7 mi
  • Brook Road Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
  • Roy West Park (Washington Park): 1.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Klaus Family Tree House: 2.4 mi
  • George Edward Pickett's Grave: 5.3 mi
  • Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 5.3 mi
  • The Iron Dog: 5.4 mi
  • Forest Lodge Belvidere: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Bryan Park: 3.1 mi
  • Jeb Stuart Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Arthur Ashe Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Richmond's First African American Police Officers: 4.5 mi
  • Ezekiel & Weilman Company Inc. Established 1924: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Learning & Therapy Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Lace House Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Flagler Perennial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Grace Arents Garden: 2.3 mi
  • West Island Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums: 34
Springs: 11
  • Young's Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Youngs Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Chimborazo Spring: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 11
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillW 272°92 m18.1 mi
Shooters HillWSW 257°69 m11.9 mi
Sliding HillN 351°63 m5.2 mi
Gambles HillS 190°44 m5.4 mi
Turkey HillESE 113°43 m9.1 mi
Malvern HillSE 146°41 m18.2 mi
Minitree HillESE 117°36 m24.6 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 142°28 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048576674787770594941
Precip in3.52.93.93.44.34.14.04.94.03.63.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland Hanover CO Muni AP, 7 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron68 obs
  • striped wintergreen53 obs
  • Pond Slider48 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant43 obs
  • Limpkin41 obs
  • crane-fly orchid37 obs
  • American sweetgum35 obs
  • Canada Goose34 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/296208595

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