Virginia Women's Monument
Virginia Women's Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Washington Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Virginia Women's Monument is a state memorial in Richmond, Virginia commemorating the contributions of Virginia women to the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States of America. Located on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol, the monument is officially titled Voices from the Garden: The Virginia Women's Monument and features life-sized bronze statues of eleven Virginia women placed in a small granite plaza. The monument was first proposed in 2009 and established by joint resolution of the Virginia General Assembly in 2010. An 18-member commission, along with input from the Library of Virginia and professors of women's history, selected the women to be honored with statues sculpted by StudioEIS in Brooklyn, New York. The granite plaza and Wall of Honor were opened in October 2018 and the monument was officially unveiled with the first seven completed statues on October 14, 2019. The seven women were Cockacoeske, chieftain of the Pamunkey tribe; Anne Burras Laydon, Jamestown colonist; Mary Draper Ingles, frontierswoman and American pioneer; Elizabeth Keckley, seamstress and confidant of Mary Todd Lincoln; Laura Copenhaver, entrepreneur; Virginia Randolph, prominent educator; Adele Goodman Clark, suffragist and activist. In May 2022 additional statues of Sarah Garland Boyd Jones, physician; Maggie L. Walker, businesswoman and teacher; Clementina Rind, the first female newspaper printer and publisher in Virginia; and Martha Washington, inaugural first lady of the United States, were installed.
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Wikidata Q96414039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018-10-31
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Square: 0.1 mi
- Patterson Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kanawha Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Brown's Island: 0.6 mi
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 0.3 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Triple Crossing: 0.5 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 1.1 mi
- Governor William Smith: 0.1 mi
- Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire: 0.1 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Future: 0.2 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm: 1.0 mi
- Monroe Park Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
- Virginia Washington Monument: 0.0 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe: 0.0 mi
- Mantle: 0.0 mi
- Governor William Smith Monument: 0.1 mi
- General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Monument: 0.1 mi
- John Marshall House: 0.2 mi
- The Valentine: 0.2 mi
- White House of the Confederacy: 0.3 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.3 mi
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 8.9 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.4 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.5 mi
- Blanco Mount: 14.0 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 1.7 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 1.8 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 2.1 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 2.3 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.6 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 0.9 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.8 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.6 mi
- New Market Park: 9.6 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.7 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 24.6 mi
- Lorraine: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Women's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 288° | 92 m | 18.7 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 282° | 69 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 357° | 63 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gambles Hill | WSW 257° | 44 m | 0.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 79° | 43 m | 8.9 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 133° | 41 m | 14.5 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 105° | 36 m | 23.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 133° | 28 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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