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Gunns Hill

Gunns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gunns Hill rises to 107 m in Virginia. Fort Hill stands 76 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse, a historic site 9.0 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 8.4 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034327, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.02070, -77.73416

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Petersburg National Battlefield Park: 10.5 mi
  • Blackstone Town Square: 15.1 mi
  • Blackstone Historic District: 15.2 mi
  • Dinwiddie Sports Complex: 15.8 mi
  • Appomattox River Canoe Launch: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 6
  • Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse: 9.0 mi
  • Dinwiddie County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Sixth Maryland Infantry: 18.0 mi
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 18.4 mi
  • Fort Gregg, Petersburg National Battlefield: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area South: 12.1 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area North: 12.3 mi
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Love: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillSSW 199°76 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:5219:5620:35
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2116:1816:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576674787670594841
Precip in3.72.94.13.74.34.34.44.24.43.93.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Pickett, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493049 — Gunns Hill, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581882

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