Triple Crossing
Triple Crossing is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is General Assembly of Virginia, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Richmond, Virginia, believed to be the only place in North America where three Class I railroads cross
Wikidata Q7843362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- General Assembly of Virginia: 0.2 mi
- Reconciliation Statue: 0.2 mi
- Christopher Newport Cross: 0.3 mi
- Hydroelectric Plant: 0.3 mi
- Lockwood Double House: 0.4 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 0.3 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Douglas Southall Freeman's Grave: 1.3 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 1.3 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.3 mi
- Fruits and Veggies: 0.3 mi
- I Can't Breathe: 0.3 mi
- Future: 0.4 mi
- Boatman's Tower: 0.4 mi
- Corporate Presence: 0.4 mi
- Floodwall Park: 0.4 mi
- Walker's Creek Retention Basin Park: 0.4 mi
- Capitol Square: 0.5 mi
- Taylor's Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Kanawha Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alice Fitz Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Chimborazo Native Garden: 1.2 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.2 mi
- Edgar Allan Poe Museum: 0.3 mi
- Virginia Holocaust Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- White House of the Confederacy: 0.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 8.9 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.8 mi
- Blanco Mount: 13.5 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 1.3 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 1.7 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.9 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.5 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 2.6 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 0.8 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.3 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.3 mi
- New Market Park: 9.1 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.2 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 24.1 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 24.1 mi
- Lorraine: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Triple Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 289° | 92 m | 19.0 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 284° | 69 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 357° | 63 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gambles Hill | WNW 298° | 44 m | 0.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 76° | 43 m | 8.9 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 132° | 41 m | 14.0 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 104° | 36 m | 22.7 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 132° | 28 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4261567908
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