Artwork · Virginia
Totem Pole
Totem Pole is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Malvern Hill stands 41 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Colonial Parkway passes 5.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates37.19894, -76.88337
- 5.6 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Smith Park: 5.4 mi
- Virginia Preservation Area: 5.7 mi
- James City County Marina: 5.9 mi
- Jamestown Pointe Park: 6.4 mi
- St Georges Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions
- Historic Jamestowne Glass House: 5.6 mi
- Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- The Public Hospital of 1773: 11.0 mi
- Tailor: 11.0 mi
- Williamsburg Bray School: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 42
- James Fort: 5.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Accenture Matoaka Walk: 10.2 mi
- Mary-Cook Branch Munford Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 37
- Totem Pole: 0.0 mi
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- Totem Pole: 0.0 mi
Gardens: 37
- Williamsburg Botanical Garden: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Lettie Pate Evans Wildflower Refuge: 10.5 mi
- Zen Garden: 10.5 mi
- Geology Rock Garden: 10.6 mi
Museums: 32
- Brian E. Gregson Building: 1.0 mi
- Jamestown Settlement: 5.7 mi
- Voorhees Archaearium Archaeology Museum: 5.7 mi
- Historic Jamestowne Archaeology Museum: 5.9 mi
- Chippokes Farm Museum: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Pipsico Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 10.8 mi
- Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Kittewan: 12.0 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 8
- Evelynton Heights: 17.3 mi
- Mount Folly: 18.2 mi
- Minitree Hill: 19.2 mi
- Kimages Hill: 21.3 mi
- Lamptie Hill: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Kingsmill Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beach Area: 14.5 mi
- Fossil Beach: 17.6 mi
- Seining Beach: 17.6 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Chestnut Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- York River Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Holly Point: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Totem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Hill | NW 305° | 41 m | 23.9 mi |
| Minitree Hill | NNW 336° | 36 m | 19.2 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 40° | 30 m | 24.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | WNW 302° | 28 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lamptie Hill | WNW 303° | 24 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kimages Hill | WNW 298° | 17 m | 21.3 mi |
| Round Hill | S 186° | 14 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNE 26° | 6 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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