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Whisper Wall

Whisper Wall from directly overhead

Whisper Wall is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Pig Hill stands 21 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spilling the Wind, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Names of faculty and staff along with their year of retirement.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06320, -76.49585

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Spilling the Wind: 0.1 mi
  • Elements Sculpture: 0.2 mi
  • Captain Christopher Newport: 0.5 mi
  • Leifr Eiriksson: 0.5 mi
  • The Winner: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • SS United States Propeller: 0.5 mi
  • Mariners' Lake: 0.5 mi
  • Big Barrels: 3.8 mi
  • William Tucker Cemetry: 5.9 mi
  • Victory Arch: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Boulevard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Causey's Mill Historic Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mariners' Park: 0.9 mi
  • Deer Park: 1.1 mi
  • Riverside Beach (Private): 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • USS Monitor: 0.7 mi
  • General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 7.9 mi
  • Black Forest Picnic Village: 14.2 mi
  • Roman Rapids: 14.3 mi
  • Der Roto Baron: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Hampton Roads Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Greer Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Peace Garden: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Knob Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Pig Hill: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pig HillN 1°21 m24.8 mi
Knob HillSSW 192°8 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:1616:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249586775797772615143
Precip in3.12.63.33.13.74.14.75.44.94.23.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/675001834

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