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Keeper's House

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Keeper's House, seen from above at true elevation

Keeper's House is a lighthouse in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Lighthouse in Virginia, United States.

Dates from 1803.

Wikidata Q7084747, joined on its National Register reference.

What the record says

Built
~1900

How to reach it

Coordinates37.00172, -76.30662

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks
Artworks
  • Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 2.2 mi
  • Camel: 3.9 mi
  • OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 4.5 mi
  • Sunburst: 4.6 mi
  • Blue Mirror Mermaid: 4.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 43
  • Buckroe Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • African Village Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Living Legacy Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Apiary Bee Hives: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 15.5 mi
  • Encore Hill: 15.7 mi
  • White Hill: 17.0 mi
  • The Isaacs: 20.1 mi
  • Knob Hill: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE18 m15.5 mi
White HillESE10 m17.0 mi
Knob HillSW8 m20.3 mi
The IsaacsENE2 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424450606876817974645346
Precip in2.92.53.53.33.54.65.25.35.13.63.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Old Point Comfort, VA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 73002212OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, reference 73002212, listed 03/01/73.

OpenStreetMap element way/388341790

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