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Market Square

Market Square from directly overhead

Market Square is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Magazine, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27109, -76.69976

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Palace Green: 0.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Capitol Landing Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Quarterpath Park: 1.0 mi
  • Common's Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 45
Artworks: 38
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Kingsmill Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Seining Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Yorktown Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Beach Area: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Folly: 11.5 mi
  • Church Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Pig Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 4.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Market Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minitree HillNW 305°36 m22.0 mi
Church HillNNE 22°30 m14.5 mi
Pig HillNE 47°21 m15.5 mi
Mount FollyN 350°6 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:53

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11379804656

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