- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sabot Hill92 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lee's Retreat20.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5238, -77.4600
Buttermilk Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 26 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoe Run Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buttermilk Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 293° | 92 m | 17.8 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 290° | 69 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 5° | 63 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gambles Hill | NE 41° | 44 m | 1.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 75° | 43 m | 10.5 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 126° | 41 m | 14.9 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 102° | 36 m | 24.1 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 128° | 28 m | 21.6 mi |
- 20.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Canoe Run Park: 0.2 mi
- Carter Jones Park: 0.5 mi
- Forest Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Alice Fitz Park: 0.7 mi
- Riverview Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Canal Lock Ruins: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Gun Pits: 0.3 mi
- VEPCO Hydro Plant Millrace: 0.4 mi
- Quarry Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Iron Foundry Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Fitzhugh Lee's Grave: 0.5 mi
- Eppa Hunton's Grave: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Davis's Grave: 0.6 mi
- J. L. M. Curry's Grave: 0.6 mi
- Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 0.6 mi
- Dooley sundial: 1.1 mi
- Park Guardian II: 1.1 mi
- The Mill: 1.1 mi
- Park Guardian I: 1.4 mi
- Icarus Fallen: 1.5 mi
- Fonticello Food Forest: 0.5 mi
- Alice Fitz Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- McDonough Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Maymont Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- American Civil War Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 1.3 mi
- First Freedom Center: 1.7 mi
- Virginia Holocaust Museum: 1.9 mi
- John Marshall House: 1.9 mi
- Gambles Hill: 1.3 mi
- Shooters Hill: 10.4 mi
- Turkey Hill: 10.5 mi
- Sliding Hill: 11.5 mi
- Blanco Mount: 13.9 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 0.5 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 0.9 mi
- Wayside Spring: 1.3 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.5 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 1.7 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- New Market Park: 9.8 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.0 mi
- Amelia: 23.7 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 24.5 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 0.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Point of Rocks: 15.8 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.3 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 17.8 mi
- Lorraine: 9.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 9,044 | 10,909 | 12,283 | 10,907 | 8,468 | 5,744 | 3,263 | 3,383 | 3,448 | 4,149 | 5,155 | 7,473 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge James River Near Richmond, VA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Canada Goose640 obs
- Mallard625 obs
- Great Blue Heron465 obs
- red deadnettle417 obs
- mayapple323 obs
- common pawpaw303 obs
- White-tailed Deer281 obs
- Common Watersnake276 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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