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First Africans in Virginia

First Africans in Virginia from directly overhead

First Africans in Virginia is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Casemate Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1994

How to reach it

Coordinates37.00102, -76.30818

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 2.2 mi
  • Camel: 3.9 mi
  • OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 4.5 mi
  • Sunburst: 4.6 mi
  • Blue Mirror Mermaid: 4.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 59
  • Battery Parrot: 0.2 mi
  • Fort Monroe: 0.2 mi
  • Exterior Fort Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Battery DeRussy: 0.9 mi
  • Fort Wool: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Buckroe Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • African Village Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Apiary Bee Hives: 8.6 mi
  • Browse Garden: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 15.5 mi
  • Encore Hill: 15.8 mi
  • White Hill: 17.1 mi
  • The Isaacs: 20.2 mi
  • Knob Hill: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE18 m15.5 mi
White HillESE10 m17.1 mi
Knob HillSW8 m20.2 mi
The IsaacsENE2 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424450606876817974645346
Precip in2.92.53.53.33.54.65.25.35.13.63.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12590511402

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