Virginia Beach
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. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 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
- 1,274 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
97 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Molhenge: 20.7 mi
- Dead Dog War Battlefield: 20.7 mi
- Molossia's Bottle Forest: 20.7 mi
- Bank Of Molossia: 20.7 mi
- Molossian Government Office: 20.7 mi
- Silver Springs Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 4.0 mi
- Churchill Beach: 6.9 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 16.9 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 24.6 mi
- 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
- Ragtown: 14.9 mi
- Stone Cabin: 21.8 mi
- Leete: 23.3 mi
- Como: 23.5 mi
- Sutro: 24.0 mi
- Fort Churchill: 10.1 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 17.8 mi
- Friendship Gate: 20.7 mi
- Susans Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Giants Throne: 22.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot: 13.5 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 21.3 mi
- Fernley Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 10.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 13.5 mi
- Norton Park: 20.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawe Peak | SW 228° | 2,511 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pond Peak | NW 316° | 2,448 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tibbie Peak | W 261° | 2,209 m | 19.7 mi |
| Rusty Peak | SW 214° | 2,209 m | 21.1 mi |
| Clark Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,194 m | 21.2 mi |
| Two Tips | N 0° | 2,131 m | 20.5 mi |
| Rocky Peak | WSW 258° | 2,123 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cinder Mountain | W 275° | 2,080 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lahontan DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357553873
Day trips start here
- Silver Springs · 3 mi
- Fernley · 13 mi
- Fallon · 21 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 21 mi
- Virginia City · 27 mi
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