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Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor

Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor from directly overhead

Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Homecoming, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 29 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84674, -76.29436

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Homecoming: 0.0 mi
  • Armed Forces Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Flight of the Seagulls: 0.1 mi
  • Ligne Indeterminee: 0.1 mi
  • Waterwork: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Town Point Park: 0.1 mi
  • TowneBank Fountain Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pagoda & Oriental Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Pier at Brooke Avenue: 0.3 mi
  • Freemason Green: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 45
Gardens: 42
  • Friendship Courtyard: 0.9 mi
  • Fred Heutte Center: 1.0 mi
  • White House Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
  • ZooFarm Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums: 40
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 9.5 mi
  • Encore Hill: 9.7 mi
  • White Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Knob Hill: 15.5 mi
  • The Isaacs: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 23.1 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreE 97°18 m9.5 mi
White HillENE 76°10 m15.3 mi
Knob HillWSW 257°8 m15.5 mi
The IsaacsNE 48°2 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349596775807872625144
Precip in3.63.14.03.74.14.85.76.66.24.53.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9701183451

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