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The Chimneys

The Chimneys from directly overhead

The Chimneys is an attraction in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Hamiltons Thicket stands 124 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 13 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic house located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q14713295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.30070, -77.45744
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hurkamp Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fredericksburg Area War Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Dock Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chatham Manor: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 15
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 2.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.8 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 22.1 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Wine & Design: 1.7 mi
  • Iconic Art: 3.1 mi
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 4.2 mi
  • L O V E: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Clifton Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Dolphin Beach: 22.2 mi
  • West Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Aquia Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamiltons ThicketW 268°124 m13.7 mi
Shotgun HillWNW 281°104 m15.4 mi
Berry HillWNW 300°102 m23.8 mi
Embrey HillW 279°74 m3.7 mi
Fall HillWNW 303°67 m2.4 mi
Motts Run HillWNW 282°65 m5.0 mi
Talliaferro MountESE 121°49 m13.0 mi
Stretchmark HillNE 44°44 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5820:37
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787670584739
Precip in2.72.54.03.44.23.94.83.04.53.73.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/205434547

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