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The War of 1812

The War of 1812 from directly overhead

The War of 1812 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 Replica Race Point Surfboat, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British which lasted until 1815....

How to reach it

Coordinates36.85218, -75.97537

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Gardens: 41
Historic sites: 37
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 19
  • 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
Beaches: 13
  • Bay Colony Dog Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Seabreeze Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Sandbridge Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Surfing Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Shifting Sands Beach: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Peaks: 4
  • White Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Encore Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 8.4 mi
  • The Isaacs: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Benches: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 24.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The War of 1812. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreW 260°18 m8.4 mi
White HillNW 321°10 m4.4 mi
The IsaacsN 3°2 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4920:27
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1416:1116:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586674797772625145
Precip in3.22.83.63.43.64.15.85.14.54.23.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana NAS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8821477613

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