Christopher Newport Cross
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Christopher Newport Cross is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hydroelectric Plant, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Memorial cross commemorating Christopher Newport's arrival in Richmond, Virginia.
Dates from 1907-06-10.
Wikidata Q140686835, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1907
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- RVA on Wheels: 0.2 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Triple Crossing: 0.3 mi
- Douglas Southall Freeman's Grave: 1.0 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 1.0 mi
- Kanawha Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Brown's Island: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Square: 0.4 mi
- Floodwall Park: 0.5 mi
- Patterson Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Boatman's Tower: 0.2 mi
- Corporate Presence: 0.2 mi
- Wind's Up: 0.2 mi
- Future: 0.2 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 0.4 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alice Fitz Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Hydroelectric Plant: 0.1 mi
- Haxall Millrace: 0.1 mi
- General Assembly of Virginia: 0.2 mi
- Manchester & Free Bridges: 0.3 mi
- Confederate Laboratory: 0.3 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.2 mi
- American Civil War Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- Edgar Allan Poe Museum: 0.6 mi
- John Marshall House: 0.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.7 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.5 mi
- Blanco Mount: 13.7 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 1.5 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 1.6 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.8 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 2.3 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.3 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 0.6 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Point of Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.5 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.6 mi
- New Market Park: 9.4 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.4 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 24.4 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Lorraine: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christopher Newport Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 289° | 92 m | 18.7 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 284° | 69 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 358° | 63 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gambles Hill | WNW 300° | 44 m | 0.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 77° | 43 m | 9.1 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 131° | 41 m | 14.3 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 104° | 36 m | 23.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 132° | 28 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2722730584
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