Shotgun Hill
Shotgun Hill rises to 104 m in Virginia. Thorofare Mountain stands 370 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spotswood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spotswood Park: 0.6 mi
- LOWA Dam: 1.1 mi
- Sweetbrier Park: 1.9 mi
- Hollyfield Park: 2.1 mi
- Greensprings Park: 2.4 mi
- Wilderness Chapel: 1.5 mi
- Wilderness Tavern Site: 1.6 mi
- Higgerson Farmhouse: 2.6 mi
- Vermont Monument: 3.5 mi
- Wadsworth Monument: 3.6 mi
- Hamiltons Thicket: 3.9 mi
- Berry Hill: 10.4 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 10.5 mi
- Coles Hill: 11.4 mi
- Embrey Hill: 11.8 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Alum Springs Park: 14.3 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 14.6 mi
- Lake Orange: 17.5 mi
- Spotsylvania County Museum: 8.3 mi
- Salubria: 10.4 mi
- MOVAS - Museum of Visual Arts and Science: 12.7 mi
- Stafford County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Kenmore: 14.9 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 6.1 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 14.1 mi
- The Chimneys: 15.4 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 15.5 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 19.1 mi
- Iconic Art: 12.7 mi
- Wine & Design: 14.5 mi
- L O V E: 15.0 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 15.1 mi
- Lions Glasses: 16.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.7 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 18.0 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- McCoull Spring: 11.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
- Bull Bluff: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shotgun Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorofare Mountain | WNW 282° | 370 m | 23.2 mi |
| Clark Mountain | W 261° | 327 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jerdone Mountain | WSW 252° | 266 m | 18.8 mi |
| Scott Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 276° | 248 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hume Mountain | W 279° | 248 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | WNW 294° | 247 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Pony | WNW 299° | 229 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582100
Day trips start here
- Fredericksburg · 15 mi
- Stafford County · 16 mi
- Spotsylvania · 19 mi
- Stafford · 19 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 21 mi
- Triangle · 26 mi
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