Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-01-27
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 0.1 mi
- Fluidity: 5.9 mi
- Camel: 6.0 mi
- OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 6.7 mi
- Sunburst: 6.7 mi
- Marine Point: 0.1 mi
- Braddock Monument: 0.3 mi
- Carousel Park & Hampton Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Park Place: 0.4 mi
- Victoria Boulevard Historic District: 0.5 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 3.9 mi
- F/A-18: 7.0 mi
- USS Monitor: 8.5 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 12.1 mi
- Archway: 12.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Fort Monroe: 2.1 mi
- Exterior Fort Wall: 2.1 mi
- First Africans in Virginia: 2.2 mi
- Battery DeRussy: 2.2 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 0.1 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 0.4 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Casemate Museum: 2.1 mi
- Air Power Park: 2.2 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 8.6 mi
- African Village Garden: 10.3 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 10.3 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 17.2 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 17.2 mi
- Camp Moonya: 18.5 mi
- Outlook Beach: 2.3 mi
- Grandview Beach: 4.7 mi
- Huntington Beach: 6.4 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 6.5 mi
- Needle Beach: 12.5 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Holly Point: 12.7 mi
- York River Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Mintonville Point: 19.4 mi
- Brock Point: 20.4 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 2.2 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 24.9 mi
- Workshiop: 24.9 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 17.6 mi
- Encore Hill: 17.9 mi
- White Hill: 19.2 mi
- Knob Hill: 20.0 mi
- The Isaacs: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosa Parks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 138° | 18 m | 17.6 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 115° | 10 m | 19.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | SW 219° | 8 m | 20.0 mi |
| The Isaacs | ENE 77° | 2 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 07:16 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10992546618
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