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James Monroe

James Monroe from directly overhead

James Monroe is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is James Blair, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27122, -76.70998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 44
Artworks: 38
Gardens: 38
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Kingsmill Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Seining Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Yorktown Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Beach Area: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Folly: 11.4 mi
  • Church Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Pig Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minitree HillNW 306°36 m21.5 mi
Church HillNNE 24°30 m14.7 mi
Evelynton HeightsW 280°28 m24.6 mi
Pig HillNE 49°21 m15.9 mi
Mount FollyN 352°6 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775797872615143
Precip in3.83.14.34.03.94.25.95.75.44.23.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4567707626

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