Essex County War Memorial
Essex County War Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tappahannock Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 21 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 29 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Smith Hill: 4.8 mi
- Sexton Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 7.9 mi
- Richmond Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rock Springs Hill: 8.0 mi
- Tappahannock Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Rappahannock River Park: 0.2 mi
- Marsh Street Park & Pool: 0.3 mi
- Tom Rhodes Tree Carving Trail: 5.9 mi
- The Bounds: 6.0 mi
- Richmond County Museum: 6.0 mi
- Westmoreland County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Morattico Waterfront Museum: 15.9 mi
- Kinsale Museum: 16.9 mi
- Bel Air Mansion And Guest House: 18.5 mi
- Wildwood Beach: 10.5 mi
- Fossil Beach: 16.4 mi
- The Sands: 16.9 mi
- Davis Beach: 19.6 mi
- Ragged Point Beach: 19.9 mi
- Fones Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Butylo Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Stratford Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Horsehead Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 20.0 mi
- Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 24.5 mi
- Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Birthplace Monument: 17.9 mi
- Milestone in Radio History: 22.9 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical): 24.4 mi
- Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Essex County War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | NNE 19° | 55 m | 8.0 mi |
| China Hill | N 354° | 54 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sexton Hill | NNE 32° | 52 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pantico Hill | NNE 25° | 52 m | 9.1 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | NNW 342° | 52 m | 15.0 mi |
| Grants Hill | NNW 338° | 52 m | 15.1 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | N 7° | 50 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Eagle Hill | NNW 347° | 48 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warsaw 2 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1060575650
Day trips start here
- Westmoreland County · 13 mi
- Cobb Island · 23 mi
- Leonardtown · 28 mi
- St. Mary's City · 29 mi
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