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Cape Henry Railroads

Cape Henry Railroads from directly overhead

Cape Henry Railroads is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
The first railroad to Cape Henry was a temporary tramway built in 1880 to transport materials for the construction of the new Cape Henry Lighthouse....

How to reach it

Coordinates36.92498, -76.00761

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Cape Story Park: 3.1 mi
  • Meadowridge Park: 3.3 mi
  • Great Neck Park: 4.1 mi
  • Colonial Oaks Park: 4.4 mi
  • Neptune's Park: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 41
Attractions: 21
  • Naval Aviation Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Kiddie City: 7.6 mi
  • Sky Coaster: 7.6 mi
  • Gravity Storm: 7.6 mi
  • Hideaway Cove: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Bay Colony Dog Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Sylvan Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Chix Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Seabreeze Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sandbridge Beach: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Lighthouses: 7
Peaks: 4
  • White Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Encore Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 9.2 mi
  • The Isaacs: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Benches: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSW 225°18 m9.2 mi
White HillSSW 211°10 m1.9 mi
The IsaacsNNE 14°2 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1416:1116:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586674797772625145
Precip in3.22.83.63.43.64.15.85.14.54.23.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana NAS, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9229804599

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