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Shooters Hill

Shooters Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shooters Hill rises to 69 m in Virginia. Elk Hill stands 110 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuckahoe Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 26 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
69 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57431, -77.63916

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Mary Mother of God: 2.0 mi
  • Saint Benedict: 2.0 mi
  • David: 5.3 mi
  • Spirited Art: 5.5 mi
  • See Richmond By Rail: 8.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Forest Lodge Belvidere: 9.8 mi
  • Klaus Family Tree House: 9.8 mi
  • Dr. Hunter H. McGuire's Grave: 10.2 mi
  • Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 10.2 mi
  • Eppa Hunton's Grave: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 59
Museums: 31
Springs: 11
  • Tuckahoe Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Beaufont Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Byrd Park Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Pony Pasture - James River Park: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk HillWSW 244°110 m19.2 mi
Sabot HillWNW 297°92 m7.4 mi
Sliding HillNE 53°63 m13.3 mi
Gambles HillESE 103°44 m10.9 mi
Turkey HillE 92°43 m20.0 mi
Blanco MountSE 129°25 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:5019:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2316:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945556472767568574739
Precip in3.32.83.54.14.23.83.94.14.63.73.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crozier, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583848

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