Replica Race Point Surfboat
Replica Race Point Surfboat is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The War of 1812, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Race Point Surfboat was used by the United States Life-Saving Service as one of three methods of rescue. Each station was equipped with two surfboats....
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 24th Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument Park: 0.1 mi
- Neptune's Park: 0.5 mi
- Beach Garden Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Norwegian Lady: 0.1 mi
- John Wareing Statue: 0.5 mi
- Barreled: 0.5 mi
- King Neptune Statue: 0.5 mi
- VFA-81 Battle E Winner: 3.9 mi
- Prayer of the Blue Skies Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 8.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 11.8 mi
- Wilson Arboretum: 12.0 mi
- Events Garden: 12.4 mi
- The War of 1812: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Virginia Lifeboat Stations: 0.0 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week: 0.8 mi
- Cape Henry Railroads: 5.3 mi
- British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 0.0 mi
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.7 mi
- Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum: 0.8 mi
- Virginia Aquarium Marsh Pavilion: 2.6 mi
- Thoroughgood House Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument: 0.1 mi
- Hideaway Cove: 2.7 mi
- Kiddie City: 2.7 mi
- Hurricane: 2.7 mi
- Gravity Storm: 2.7 mi
- Former Rock Church Parcel: 10.9 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 16.3 mi
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge: 17.1 mi
- Trojan Marsh: 18.2 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 18.4 mi
- Bay Colony Dog Beach: 2.3 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sandbridge Beach: 4.5 mi
- Surfing Beach: 4.7 mi
- Shifting Sands Beach: 4.9 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- Workshiop: 19.1 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 19.1 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- White Hill: 4.4 mi
- Encore Hill: 8.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.4 mi
- The Isaacs: 16.2 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Benches: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Replica Race Point Surfboat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | W 260° | 18 m | 8.4 mi |
| White Hill | NW 321° | 10 m | 4.4 mi |
| The Isaacs | N 3° | 2 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8821477610
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