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Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center

Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center from directly overhead

Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Jamestowne Archaeology Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cultural heritage site in Virginia, Unityed States

Wikidata Q12060842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.21122, -76.77707

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Virginia Preservation Area: 0.2 mi
  • James City County Marina: 1.1 mi
  • Jamestown Pointe Park: 1.7 mi
  • Powhatan Blueway Park: 1.9 mi
  • Iwo Jima Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • James Fort: 0.9 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Accenture Matoaka Walk: 5.0 mi
  • Mary-Cook Branch Munford Plaza: 5.2 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 38
Gardens: 38
Museums: 32
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Kingsmill Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Seining Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Yorktown Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Beach Area: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Folly: 15.6 mi
  • Church Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Pig Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 21.7 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 7.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minitree HillNW 320°36 m21.7 mi
Church HillNNE 29°30 m20.0 mi
Evelynton HeightsWNW 292°28 m22.1 mi
Pig HillNE 47°21 m21.4 mi
Mount FollyN 8°6 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775797872615143
Precip in3.83.14.34.03.94.25.95.75.44.23.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4365992695

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