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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 76 m in Virginia. Gunns Hill stands 107 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brunswick County Museum, a museum 3.2 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 27 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
76 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71542, -77.86888

46 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • County Park at Great Creek: 4.4 mi
  • La Crosse Caboose Park: 12.5 mi
  • La Crosse Town Park: 12.5 mi
  • Sherwood Forest Campgrounds: 12.6 mi
  • Pavillion at Whipporwill Hills: 12.7 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area North: 10.3 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area South: 10.5 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 9.0 mi
  • Sam Patterson Statue: 21.2 mi
  • Confederate Cemetery: 24.3 mi
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Panacea Falls: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunns HillNNE 19°107 m22.4 mi
Wilkins HillSSE 162°100 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5419:5620:34
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2116:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394149586775787770594942

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrenceville 3 E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582346

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