- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore18 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Parkway28.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 36.8565, -76.2937
Anchor is a artwork in Virginia, at a modelled 1 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chrysler Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 28 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anchor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | E 101° | 18 m | 9.5 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 78° | 10 m | 15.1 mi |
| Knob Hill | WSW 254° | 8 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Isaacs | NE 49° | 2 m | 24.4 mi |
- 28.3 mi off the Colonial ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Floor Kite XII: 0.1 mi
- Big Six: 0.1 mi
- Jumbo-Wumbo Technico: 0.2 mi
- Canada Geese: 0.3 mi
- Good Fortune Garage: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Farragut Park: 0.2 mi
- Stockley Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Stockley Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Freemason Green: 0.4 mi
- Stockley Gardens: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor: 0.7 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 1.2 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 1.2 mi
- Fort Nelson: 1.2 mi
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 42
- Fred Heutte Center: 0.3 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 1.5 mi
- ZooFarm Garden: 1.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 1.8 mi
Museums: 40
- Chrysler Museum of Art: 0.0 mi
- Chrysler Museum Glass Studio: 0.1 mi
- Chrysler Museum Glass Studio: 0.1 mi
- Hunter House Victorian Museum: 0.3 mi
- USS Wisconsin BB-64: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 21
- USS Norfolk Bell: 0.5 mi
- Archway: 1.3 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 1.5 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 4.5 mi
- F/A-18: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Needle Beach: 1.2 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 7.2 mi
- Chix Beach: 10.0 mi
- Outlook Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Camp Moonya: 7.6 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 8.5 mi
- Cavalier: 13.1 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Boushs Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Mintonville Point: 15.0 mi
- Brock Point: 15.6 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Holly Point: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Trashmore: 9.5 mi
- Encore Hill: 9.8 mi
- White Hill: 15.1 mi
- Knob Hill: 15.7 mi
- The Isaacs: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Shelter #3: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's House: 10.1 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 4 mi away.
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