F/A-18
F/A-18 is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 24 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Gleneagles Dog Park: 0.5 mi
- Algonquin Park: 1.2 mi
- North Shore Road Playground: 1.4 mi
- Myrtle Park: 1.7 mi
- USS IOWA Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Iowa: 2.3 mi
- USS Cole Memorial: 2.3 mi
- USS Cole Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Fort Wool: 4.4 mi
- Nancy Lieberman Statue: 2.7 mi
- Camel: 3.5 mi
- All Things Within All Things: 3.5 mi
- OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 3.6 mi
- Blue Mirror Mermaid: 3.6 mi
- The Hermitage Foundation: 0.8 mi
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum: 2.0 mi
- Barry Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Chrysler Museum of Art: 4.6 mi
- Chrysler Museum Glass Studio: 4.7 mi
- African Village Garden: 3.3 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 3.4 mi
- Browse Garden: 3.4 mi
- Apiary Bee Hives: 3.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.4 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 5.1 mi
- Archway: 5.9 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 6.1 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 7.2 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 10.9 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 3.6 mi
- Needle Beach: 5.7 mi
- Outlook Beach: 6.2 mi
- Chix Beach: 9.5 mi
- Grandview Beach: 10.1 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Camp Moonya: 11.9 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 13.0 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.4 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Holly Point: 14.9 mi
- Mintonville Point: 16.3 mi
- Brock Point: 17.2 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 11.8 mi
- Encore Hill: 12.0 mi
- White Hill: 15.5 mi
- Knob Hill: 17.1 mi
- The Isaacs: 22.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.5 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of F/A-18. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 123° | 18 m | 11.8 mi |
| White Hill | E 95° | 10 m | 15.5 mi |
| Knob Hill | WSW 239° | 8 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Isaacs | ENE 59° | 2 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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