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Bell Blake CG

Bell Blake CG from directly overhead

Bell Blake CG is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is CGC Unimak Display, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
1906 Establishment .L.H. Bell Blake

How to reach it

Coordinates37.21833, -76.48120

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
  • CGC Unimak Display: 0.0 mi
  • CGC Cuyahoga Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Living Classroom: 0.1 mi
  • MKI Palazzo Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Vintage CG Uniforms: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Zook Field: 1.4 mi
  • Yorktown River Park: 1.5 mi
  • Yorktown Monument Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cornwallis Surrender Cave Park: 1.8 mi
  • Yorktown Market Days Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • Hubba Hubba Highway: 8.8 mi
  • Meltdown: 8.9 mi
  • Roman Rapids: 8.9 mi
  • The Trade Wind: 8.9 mi
  • Festa Italia Games: 8.9 mi
Museums: 44
Artworks: 44
Gardens: 40
Beaches: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Pig Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Church Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Mount Folly: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 8.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church HillNNW 339°30 m18.3 mi
Pig HillN 358°21 m14.1 mi
Mount FollyNW 317°6 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249586775797772615143
Precip in3.12.63.33.13.74.14.75.44.94.23.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6779449005

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