Rosewell Plantation
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Rosewell Plantation is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Abingdon Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 3.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, was for more than 100 years the home of a branch of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the Flemish bond brick Rosewell mansion overlooking the York River was one of the most elaborate homes in the American colonies. In Mansions of Virginia, architectural historian Thomas Tileston Waterman describes the plantation house as "the largest and finest of American houses of the colonial period." Through much of the 18th century and 19th centuries, and during the American Civil War, Rosewell plantation hosted the area's most elaborate formal balls and celebrations. The home burned in 1916. In 1793, the Page family sold part of the Rosewell plantation to the Catlett family, who erected a house called "Timberneck", which still stands inside Virginia's 40th state park, Machicomoco State Park. The Timberneck house, like Rosewell, has been the subject of archeological excavations, but unlike Rosewell, is being renovated by the Fairfield Foundation and volunteers, pursuant to an agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia which envisions future lodging opportunities within the historic structure.
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Wikidata Q7368762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Abingdon Park: 4.2 mi
- Woodville Park: 4.2 mi
- Gloucester Youth Baseball: 4.9 mi
- York Shores Neighborhood Park and Beach: 5.9 mi
- Queensbury Park: 5.9 mi
- Hubba Hubba Highway: 5.5 mi
- Former Dive Show Area: 5.5 mi
- Nitro Racer: 5.6 mi
- Meltdown: 5.6 mi
- Big Daddy Falls: 5.7 mi
- Historic Courthouse Circle: 6.5 mi
- Whitaker's House: 7.1 mi
- Cornwallis' Cave: 7.5 mi
- Yorktown Monument: 7.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Gloucester Museum of History: 6.5 mi
- Fairfield Foundation: 6.6 mi
- American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: 6.9 mi
- Watermen's Museum: 7.1 mi
- Tinsmith Museum of America: 7.2 mi
- Benjamin Powell House Garden: 7.4 mi
- Elizabeth Carlos House Garden: 7.4 mi
- Christiana Campbell’s Tavern Garden: 7.4 mi
- David Morton House Garden: 7.4 mi
- Coke-Garrett House Garden: 7.4 mi
- Girl with Butterfly: 8.2 mi
- Fraga Magna Rotabila: 8.2 mi
- Slice in Time: 8.2 mi
- Cedar Waxwing: 8.3 mi
- James Blair: 8.4 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 7.5 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 8.7 mi
- Fossil Beach: 9.1 mi
- Seining Beach: 9.5 mi
- Wake Beach: 19.6 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 16.6 mi
- Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 19.0 mi
- Wahrani Nature Trail: 19.6 mi
- York River Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Holly Point: 24.2 mi
- Pig Hill: 8.0 mi
- Church Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mount Folly: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosewell Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 352° | 30 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pig Hill | NE 36° | 21 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Folly | NW 310° | 6 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/367991121
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