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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

Historic sites
  • 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
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
Gardens: 45
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.3 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 TrashmoreSE 139°18 m15.5 mi
White HillESE 114°10 m17.1 mi
Knob HillSW 225°8 m20.2 mi
The IsaacsENE 73°2 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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