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Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach from directly overhead

Virginia Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,274 m. Rawe Peak stands 2,511 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain of Hieroglyphics, a peak 1.9 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

beach in Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q49325131, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41658, -119.17155

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Mountain of Hieroglyphics: 1.9 mi
  • Churchill Peak: 8.5 mi
  • Churchill Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Red Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • The Nipple: 11.1 mi
Parks: 21
  • Lahontan State Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Penny Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lahontan State Game Refuge: 6.4 mi
  • Autumn Winds Park: 11.5 mi
  • Ponderosa Park: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 5
Springs: 5
  • Rock Blind Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Freeman Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Cooney Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Barton Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Stone Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Statue of Liberty: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rawe PeakSW 228°2,511 m22.3 mi
Pond PeakNW 316°2,448 m22.5 mi
Tibbie PeakW 261°2,209 m19.7 mi
Rusty PeakSW 214°2,209 m21.1 mi
Clark MountainWNW 287°2,194 m21.2 mi
Two TipsN 0°2,131 m20.5 mi
Rocky PeakWSW 258°2,123 m21.9 mi
Cinder MountainW 275°2,080 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3119:4720:28
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1415:5516:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148546272817970574435
Precip in0.70.50.60.30.60.30.10.20.20.30.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lahontan DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357553873

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