Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor
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
How to reach it
- 28.9 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 0.6 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 0.6 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 0.6 mi
- Fort Nelson: 0.6 mi
- U.S. Lightship 101: 0.7 mi
- 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
- Nauticus: 0.1 mi
- USS Wisconsin BB-64: 0.1 mi
- The MacArthur Memorial Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hunter House Victorian Museum: 0.4 mi
- Chrysler Museum Glass Studio: 0.6 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 0.2 mi
- Archway: 0.7 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 0.8 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 4.3 mi
- F/A-18: 5.3 mi
- Needle Beach: 0.6 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 7.9 mi
- Chix Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 11.2 mi
- Outlook Beach: 11.5 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Camp Moonya: 6.9 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 7.9 mi
- Cavalier: 12.4 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.0 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Mintonville Point: 14.8 mi
- Brock Point: 15.4 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Holly Point: 17.5 mi
- 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
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | E 97° | 18 m | 9.5 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 76° | 10 m | 15.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | WSW 257° | 8 m | 15.5 mi |
| The Isaacs | NE 48° | 2 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9701183451
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