Whisper Wall
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
- 11.5 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Virginia Living Museum: 1.0 mi
- Virginia War Museum: 3.8 mi
- Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center: 7.1 mi
- Air Power Park: 7.3 mi
- United States Army Transportation Museum: 8.3 mi
- Huntington Beach: 4.0 mi
- Outlook Beach: 11.4 mi
- Grandview Beach: 11.9 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 12.0 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 14.3 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 15.0 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 15.4 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 15.5 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 16.7 mi
- Holly Point: 6.9 mi
- York River Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 14.9 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Mintonville Point: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 17.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.3 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Hill | N 1° | 21 m | 24.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | SSW 192° | 8 m | 19.0 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 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:13 | 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 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/675001834
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