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Byrd Park Spring

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Byrd Park Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Byrd Park Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrd Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.54026, -77.47722

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Byrd Park: 0.2 mi
  • Maymont: 0.3 mi
  • Pump House Park: 0.6 mi
  • JRPS Texas Beach Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverview Community Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Dr. Hunter H. McGuire's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • John Randolph of Roanoke's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Claude A. Swanson's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Eppa Hunton's Grave: 1.1 mi
  • Jefferson Davis's Grave: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Trees of Hope: 0.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Italian Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 0.5 mi
Springs: 10
  • Dogwood Dell Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Wayside Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabot HillWNW 290°92 m16.5 mi
Shooters HillWNW 285°69 m9.2 mi
Sliding HillN 10°63 m10.5 mi
Gambles HillE 96°44 m1.8 mi
Turkey HillE 82°43 m11.2 mi
Malvern HillSE 127°41 m16.3 mi
Evelynton HeightsSE 129°28 m23.1 mi
Blanco MountSE 143°25 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871605042
Precip in3.22.64.03.24.04.64.44.94.63.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9,04410,90912,28310,9078,4685,7443,2633,3833,4484,1495,1557,473

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge James River Near Richmond, VA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12542224572

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