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Woodrow Wilson Park

Woodrow Wilson Park from directly overhead

Woodrow Wilson Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 463 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wharf Area Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
463 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Staunton

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14613, -79.07266

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Springs: 21
Museums: 15
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 6
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 17.0 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.6 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 9.6 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 9.7 mi
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Woodrow Wilson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobW 276°1,358 m13.2 mi
HogbackW 275°1,355 m13.6 mi
Crawford KnobWNW 301°1,136 m12.2 mi
Cellar MountainS 189°1,112 m14.2 mi
Bald MountainS 178°1,086 m15.8 mi
Mine Bank MountainS 185°1,063 m15.8 mi
Hankey MountainNW 322°1,051 m15.1 mi
Flint MountainS 175°1,050 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5420:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3016:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 3 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly40 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle36 obs
  • Mallard32 obs
  • wineberry24 obs
  • American pokeweed23 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee22 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel21 obs
  • Monarch20 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/700435058

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