Muskrat Bluff
Muskrat Bluff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brock Point, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 22 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Meade Park: 1.6 mi
- Colburn Park: 1.6 mi
- Constant's Wharf Park: 1.8 mi
- Cypress Park and Pool: 1.8 mi
- Lake Kennedy Park: 2.2 mi
- LOVE: 15.6 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Homecoming: 16.0 mi
- Waterwork: 16.1 mi
- Revolutionary War Cannons: 16.1 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 15.4 mi
- Fred Heutte Center: 16.5 mi
- White House Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 17.8 mi
- ZooFarm Garden: 17.8 mi
- Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Damion's Cross: 9.4 mi
- Unknown Roadside Memoria: 9.5 mi
- Anne E. McKim Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- Fort Nelson: 15.5 mi
- Riddicks Folly Museum: 1.9 mi
- Suffolk Museum: 2.7 mi
- Boykins Tavern Museum: 13.0 mi
- Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum: 14.7 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 15.4 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 6.1 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 6.6 mi
- Camp Moonya: 12.7 mi
- Cavalier: 12.9 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 16.2 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 11.8 mi
- Archway: 15.6 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 15.7 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 16.1 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 17.5 mi
- Brock Point: 1.6 mi
- Mintonville Point: 2.7 mi
- Holly Point: 15.1 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Knob Hill: 2.4 mi
- Baines Hill: 12.9 mi
- Round Hill: 21.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 24.8 mi
- Needle Beach: 15.5 mi
- Huntington Beach: 18.6 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 21.8 mi
- Outlook Beach: 22.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 8.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 21.9 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Muskrat Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | S 189° | 20 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 78° | 18 m | 24.8 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 287° | 14 m | 21.0 mi |
| Knob Hill | N 355° | 8 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Suffolk Lake Kilby, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356569049
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