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Woodlawn Historic and Archeological District

Woodlawn Historic and Archeological District from directly overhead

Woodlawn Historic and Archeological District is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Embrey Hill stands 74 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Royal Museum of American History, a museum 1.5 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
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Coordinates38.18346, -77.17192
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedell Brooks, Jr. Park: 5.0 mi
  • Castlewood Park: 11.9 mi
  • Caledon State Park: 11.9 mi
  • Robin Grove Park: 12.0 mi
  • Torrey Smith Recreation Park: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Campaign of 1781: 13.2 mi
  • 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green: 13.2 mi
  • Birthplace Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson Shrine: 14.8 mi
  • Meade Pyramid: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 29
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
  • L O V E: 18.2 mi
  • Wine & Design: 18.8 mi
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 19.9 mi
  • Iconic Art: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Aquia Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodlawn Historic and Archeological District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Embrey HillWNW 294°74 m21.0 mi
Fall HillWNW 298°67 m19.9 mi
Motts Run HillWNW 294°65 m22.3 mi
Rock Springs HillESE 117°55 m21.9 mi
China HillESE 112°54 m17.0 mi
Grants HillESE 108°52 m11.7 mi
New Richmond HillESE 105°52 m12.8 mi
Pantico HillESE 114°52 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:36
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846566573777569584739
Precip in3.32.93.93.54.14.04.03.54.74.03.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corbin, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Slaty Skimmer7 obs
  • purple passionflower6 obs
  • bladder campion6 obs
  • musk thistle6 obs
  • Bald Eagle5 obs
  • eastern redcedar5 obs
  • Osprey5 obs
  • wavyleaf basketgrass5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356597380

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