First Landing National Memorial
First Landing National Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
On the morning of April 26,1607, after four months at sea, three English ships, the Susan Constant, Discovery and Godspeed made landfall at the "Chesupioc Bay's" southern cape.
What the record says
- Built
- 1935
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Here at Cape Henry first landed in America, upon 26 April 1607, those English colonists who, upon 13 May 1607, established at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English colony in America....
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse: 0.0 mi
- King Neptune Statue: 5.0 mi
- Norwegian Lady: 5.5 mi
- John Wareing Statue: 6.0 mi
- Barreled: 6.0 mi
- Cape Story Park: 3.1 mi
- Meadowridge Park: 3.4 mi
- Great Neck Park: 4.2 mi
- Colonial Oaks Park: 4.5 mi
- Neptune's Park: 5.0 mi
- Prayer of the Blue Skies Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 9.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.7 mi
- Norfolk Botanical Garden: 10.7 mi
- Wilson Arboretum: 11.0 mi
- French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes: 0.0 mi
- British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Cape Henry Railroads: 0.2 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week: 4.8 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Virginia Lifeboat Stations: 5.6 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 5.5 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 5.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.6 mi
- Thoroughgood House Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum: 6.4 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument: 5.5 mi
- Kiddie City: 7.8 mi
- Sky Coaster: 7.8 mi
- Gravity Storm: 7.8 mi
- Hideaway Cove: 7.8 mi
- Bay Colony Dog Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 5.6 mi
- Chix Beach: 6.8 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sandbridge Beach: 10.1 mi
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge: 12.1 mi
- Former Rock Church Parcel: 15.1 mi
- Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve: 16.0 mi
- Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Kiptopeke State Park: 16.5 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Oil House: 14.6 mi
- Workshiop: 14.6 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 14.6 mi
- White Hill: 2.1 mi
- Encore Hill: 9.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.3 mi
- The Isaacs: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Benches: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Benches: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 24.1 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Landing National Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SW 224° | 18 m | 9.3 mi |
| White Hill | SSW 206° | 10 m | 2.1 mi |
| The Isaacs | NNE 14° | 2 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana NAS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9229862098
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