Westmoreland State Park
Westmoreland State Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 43 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the south-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Cliffs, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 43 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 24.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobb Island Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Castlewood Park: 7.1 mi
- Eleanor Park: 7.2 mi
- Robin Grove Park: 7.7 mi
- Southern Park: 8.0 mi
- Kentucky Hill: 2.2 mi
- Clifton Hill: 3.8 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 4.0 mi
- Flamstard Hill: 4.1 mi
- Finchs Hill: 4.2 mi
- Westmoreland County Museum: 5.0 mi
- Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum: 7.6 mi
- Richmond County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Port Royal Museum of American History: 17.9 mi
- Old Port Royal School: 17.9 mi
- Birthplace Monument: 3.4 mi
- Milestone in Radio History: 6.9 mi
- Essex County War Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 19.0 mi
- Boarman Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Fossil Beach: 0.7 mi
- The Sands: 1.1 mi
- Port Sunlight Beach: 8.1 mi
- Wicomico Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sandyland Beach: 11.6 mi
- Farmer Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 15.8 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 16.9 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 18.6 mi
- Former DNR: 22.7 mi
- Horsehead Cliffs: 0.6 mi
- Stratford Cliffs: 2.2 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Fones Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
- "On Watch": 24.9 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 19.8 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 23.4 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Westmoreland State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | SSE 162° | 55 m | 9.0 mi |
| China Hill | SSW 191° | 54 m | 4.9 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | WSW 247° | 52 m | 4.7 mi |
| Grants Hill | WSW 249° | 52 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pantico Hill | SSE 153° | 52 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sexton Hill | SSE 159° | 52 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | E 92° | 50 m | 2.2 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | W 278° | 49 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warsaw 2 NW, 13 mi away.
- Eastern Fence Lizard77 obs
- Zebra Swallowtail62 obs
- common pawpaw57 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail50 obs
- mountain laurel46 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink37 obs
- Eastern Bluebird36 obs
- Painted Turtle34 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 node/356567336
Day trips start here
- Westmoreland County · 5 mi
- Cobb Island · 7 mi
- Leonardtown · 15 mi
- Southern Maryland · 15 mi
- Lexington Park · 23 mi
- St. Mary's City · 24 mi
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