New France
New France is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Train Station, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 2.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Caribou Train Station: 0.0 mi
- Invadr: 0.0 mi
- Le Catapult: 0.0 mi
- Le Scoot: 0.1 mi
- Alpengeist: 0.1 mi
- Kingsmill Park: 1.0 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Park: 1.1 mi
- Bluffs Circle Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Mounts Bay Recreational Park: 1.5 mi
- Kingsmill Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Whitaker's House: 1.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.9 mi
- Documents of Freedom: 3.9 mi
- Galt: 3.9 mi
- Girl with Butterfly: 3.9 mi
- Fraga Magna Rotabila: 3.9 mi
- Slice in Time: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Waxwing: 3.9 mi
- James Blair: 4.3 mi
- Bassett Hall Garden: 3.4 mi
- David Morton House Garden: 3.5 mi
- Christiana Campbell’s Tavern Garden: 3.5 mi
- Elizabeth Carlos House Garden: 3.6 mi
- Benjamin Powell House Garden: 3.6 mi
- Tinsmith Museum of America: 3.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: 3.9 mi
- Muscarelle Museum of Art: 4.4 mi
- Lee Hall Mansion: 4.6 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 12.9 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 21.5 mi
- Wahrani Nature Trail: 21.8 mi
- Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 1.0 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 7.9 mi
- Fossil Beach: 12.7 mi
- Seining Beach: 13.0 mi
- Huntington Beach: 18.4 mi
- York River Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Holly Point: 18.2 mi
- Mount Folly: 14.8 mi
- Pig Hill: 15.7 mi
- Church Hill: 16.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 24.7 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New France. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 9° | 30 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pig Hill | NNE 33° | 21 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNW 341° | 6 m | 14.8 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1003965433
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