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Documents of Freedom

Documents of Freedom from directly overhead

Documents of Freedom is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

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The Virginia Convention meeting in Williamsburg from May 6 - July 5, 1776 created important and lasting milestones in this nation's struggle for freedom. On May 15, 1776, the Convention delegates unanimously adopted the Virginia Resolution for Independen

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26732, -76.70467

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 44
Artworks: 38
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Kingsmill Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Seining Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Yorktown Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Beach Area: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Folly: 11.7 mi
  • Church Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Pig Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 21.9 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 4.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minitree HillNW 306°36 m21.9 mi
Church HillNNE 23°30 m14.8 mi
Evelynton HeightsW 280°28 m24.9 mi
Pig HillNE 47°21 m15.9 mi
Mount FollyN 351°6 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775797872615143
Precip in3.83.14.34.03.94.25.95.75.44.23.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9634468256

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