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Vawter Street Park

Vawter Street Park from directly overhead

Vawter Street Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horticulture Garden/Virginia 529 Kids Zone, a park 1.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 25 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59676, -77.39984

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Delegate Ealey Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Armstrong High School Historical Park: 3.8 mi
  • Ebenezer Baptist Church: 4.0 mi
  • Bill Bojangles Robinson Statue: 4.0 mi
  • Richmond's First African American Police Officers: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Klaus Family Tree House: 4.2 mi
  • RVA on Wheels: 4.6 mi
  • Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 4.7 mi
  • Triple Crossing: 4.8 mi
  • George Edward Pickett's Grave: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 58
Museums: 37
Springs: 11
  • Young's Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Youngs Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Chimborazo Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 11
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillW 275°92 m19.7 mi
Shooters HillW 263°69 m13.2 mi
Sliding HillNNW 340°63 m6.8 mi
Gambles HillSSW 211°44 m4.8 mi
Turkey HillESE 109°43 m7.3 mi
Malvern HillSSE 148°41 m16.3 mi
Minitree HillESE 116°36 m22.6 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 143°28 m22.9 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 °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 7 mi away.

  • red deadnettle13 obs
  • Common Box Turtle11 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • bird's-eye speedwell9 obs
  • American Toad9 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk8 obs
  • American Robin8 obs
  • Monarch8 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/847264879

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