Governor's Palace
Governor's Palace is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic property and museum in Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q378819, matched on coordinates and name (61 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cook: 0.0 mi
- Robert Carter House: 0.0 mi
- Everard House: 0.1 mi
- Cooper & Wheelwright: 0.1 mi
- St. George Tucker House: 0.1 mi
- Palace Green: 0.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
- Capitol Landing Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Common's Park: 0.9 mi
- Quarterpath Park: 1.3 mi
- Lord Botetourt: 0.4 mi
- James Monroe: 0.4 mi
- Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved: 0.5 mi
- Galt: 0.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
- Elkanah Deane Garden: 0.1 mi
- George Wythe House Garden: 0.1 mi
- James Geddy House Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peyton Randolph House Garden: 0.2 mi
- Custis Tenement Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fraga Magna Rotabila: 0.5 mi
- Girl with Butterfly: 0.5 mi
- Slice in Time: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Waxwing: 0.5 mi
- James Blair: 0.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: 0.4 mi
- Muscarelle Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Tinsmith Museum of America: 0.9 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 11.2 mi
- Wahrani Nature Trail: 17.9 mi
- Game Farm Marsh: 18.9 mi
- Kittewan: 19.8 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 4.2 mi
- Fossil Beach: 9.5 mi
- Seining Beach: 9.7 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 11.1 mi
- Beach Area: 15.6 mi
- Mount Folly: 11.3 mi
- Church Hill: 14.3 mi
- Pig Hill: 15.5 mi
- Minitree Hill: 21.8 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 9.0 mi
- York River Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Holly Point: 21.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Governor's Palace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minitree Hill | NW 305° | 36 m | 21.8 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 23° | 30 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pig Hill | NE 48° | 21 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Folly | N 350° | 6 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11300914814
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