Attraction · Virginia
USS Monitor
USS Monitor is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Knob Hill stands 8 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariners' Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates37.05534, -76.48654
- 12.1 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mariners' Park: 0.1 mi
- Causey's Mill Historic Park: 0.3 mi
- Boulevard Park: 0.5 mi
- Copeland Lane Park: 0.5 mi
- Harvey Field Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mariners' Lake: 0.2 mi
- SS United States Propeller: 0.4 mi
- Whisper Wall: 0.7 mi
- Big Barrels: 3.0 mi
- William Tucker Cemetry: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Leifr Eiriksson: 0.3 mi
- Captain Christopher Newport: 0.4 mi
- Elements Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Spilling the Wind: 0.7 mi
- Conquering the Wild: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 7.5 mi
- F/A-18: 13.6 mi
- Black Forest Picnic Village: 15.0 mi
- Roman Rapids: 15.0 mi
- Der Roto Baron: 15.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Virginia Living Museum: 1.1 mi
- Virginia War Museum: 3.1 mi
- Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center: 6.3 mi
- Air Power Park: 6.7 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 55
- Hampton Roads Garden: 0.2 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Greer Garden: 7.4 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 7.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 9
- Huntington Beach: 3.3 mi
- Outlook Beach: 10.8 mi
- Grandview Beach: 11.4 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 12.5 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 14.7 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.0 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Holly Point: 6.8 mi
- York River Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Mintonville Point: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Keeper's House: 10.6 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Knob Hill: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Monitor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Hill | SSW 194° | 8 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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