USS Cole Memorial
USS Cole Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Cole Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 22 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Memorial honors the 17 sailors who lost their lives and the crew for their heroic actions to save the ship.
What the record says
- Inscription
- IN LASTING TRIBUTE TO THEIR HONOR COURAGE AND COMMITMENT
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Captains Quarters Nature Center And Park: 2.3 mi
- Ely Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Gleneagles Dog Park: 2.7 mi
- Breezy Point Park: 3.0 mi
- Camel: 3.0 mi
- OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 3.4 mi
- Sunburst: 3.5 mi
- Blue Mirror Mermaid: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 4.7 mi
- USS Cole Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- USS IOWA Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Iowa: 0.1 mi
- Fort Wool: 2.3 mi
- First Africans in Virginia: 3.2 mi
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Hermitage Foundation: 2.9 mi
- Casemate Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 4.8 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 5.0 mi
- African Village Garden: 5.6 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 5.7 mi
- Browse Garden: 5.7 mi
- Apiary Bee Hives: 5.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
- F/A-18: 2.3 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 7.4 mi
- Archway: 8.2 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 8.4 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 8.6 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 3.4 mi
- Outlook Beach: 4.1 mi
- Needle Beach: 7.9 mi
- Grandview Beach: 8.0 mi
- Huntington Beach: 8.8 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Camp Moonya: 14.1 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 15.3 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.8 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Holly Point: 13.9 mi
- Mintonville Point: 17.2 mi
- Brock Point: 18.1 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.6 mi
- Encore Hill: 13.8 mi
- White Hill: 16.4 mi
- Knob Hill: 17.9 mi
- The Isaacs: 21.6 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Cole Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 129° | 18 m | 13.6 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 103° | 10 m | 16.4 mi |
| Knob Hill | SW 232° | 8 m | 17.9 mi |
| The Isaacs | ENE 65° | 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 | 07:15 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2495109832
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