Damion's Cross
Damion's Cross is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwestern Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 24 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Damion unfortunately passed away when he hit a tree swerving out the way of a deer. His life was cut real shory (kid).
What the record says
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- Damion
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
- Southwestern Park: 1.1 mi
- Hodges Manor Athletic Fields: 2.2 mi
- Cavalier Manor Recreation Center: 2.4 mi
- Goose Creek Estates: 2.6 mi
- Western Branch Park: 2.6 mi
- LOVE: 6.7 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Waterwork: 7.1 mi
- Homecoming: 7.1 mi
- Revolutionary War Cannons: 7.2 mi
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard's 200th Anniversary: 6.4 mi
- Anne E. McKim Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Fort Nelson: 6.6 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 6.6 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 6.6 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 6.4 mi
- Fred Heutte Center: 7.9 mi
- White House Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum Garden: 9.1 mi
- Chesapeake City Arboretum & Nursery: 9.1 mi
- Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum: 5.7 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 6.3 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 6.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Virginia: 6.5 mi
- Hill House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 3.7 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 6.6 mi
- Archway: 6.6 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 7.3 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 8.3 mi
- Camp Moonya: 4.1 mi
- Cavalier: 7.8 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 9.3 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 10.4 mi
- Needle Beach: 6.5 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 14.3 mi
- Huntington Beach: 16.4 mi
- Outlook Beach: 16.8 mi
- Chix Beach: 17.4 mi
- Mintonville Point: 8.8 mi
- Brock Point: 9.1 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Holly Point: 16.4 mi
- Knob Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 15.4 mi
- Encore Hill: 15.6 mi
- Baines Hill: 18.3 mi
- White Hill: 22.1 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Damion's Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | SW 219° | 20 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ENE 78° | 18 m | 15.4 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 68° | 10 m | 22.1 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 275° | 8 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10815379695
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