- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore18 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Parkway20.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9866, -76.3013
Fort Wool is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is First Africans in Virginia, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 20 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
historic island fortification in Virginia, US
Dates from 1818.
Wikidata Q5472371, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Wool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 138° | 18 m | 14.5 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 111° | 10 m | 16.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | SW 228° | 8 m | 19.8 mi |
| The Isaacs | ENE 70° | 2 m | 20.2 mi |
- 20.2 mi off the Colonial ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- First Africans in Virginia: 1.1 mi
- Battery Parrot: 1.1 mi
- Fort Monroe: 1.2 mi
- Exterior Fort Wall: 1.2 mi
- Battery DeRussy: 1.8 mi
Museums: 50
- Casemate Museum: 1.2 mi
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 3.2 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 3.5 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 20
- F/A-18: 4.4 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 6.8 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 9.5 mi
- Archway: 10.3 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 14
- Outlook Beach: 1.8 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 3.4 mi
- Grandview Beach: 5.7 mi
- Huntington Beach: 8.7 mi
- Needle Beach: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 1.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 1.1 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Trashmore: 14.5 mi
- Encore Hill: 14.8 mi
- White Hill: 16.3 mi
- Knob Hill: 19.8 mi
- The Isaacs: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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