Workshiop
Workshiop is a lighthouse in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil House, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in Virginia, United States
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q5034646, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1895
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge: 3.4 mi
- Cape Charles Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Cheriton station: 11.9 mi
- Central Park: 11.9 mi
- Indiantown Recreation Park: 15.5 mi
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse: 14.6 mi
- King Neptune Statue: 18.6 mi
- Norwegian Lady: 19.0 mi
- John Wareing Statue: 19.5 mi
- Barreled: 19.6 mi
- French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes: 14.6 mi
- First Landing National Memorial: 14.6 mi
- British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Cape Henry Railroads: 14.8 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week: 18.4 mi
- Smith Island Beach: 1.6 mi
- Myrtle Island Beach: 7.1 mi
- Tankards Beach: 16.3 mi
- Wilkins Beach: 16.8 mi
- Smith Beach: 17.2 mi
- Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 11.4 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument: 19.0 mi
- Hideaway Cove: 21.7 mi
- Kiddie City: 21.8 mi
- Gravity Storm: 21.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
- New Roots Youth Garden: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
- Prayer of the Blue Skies Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Cape Charles Museum: 11.5 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 19.1 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 19.1 mi
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: 19.4 mi
- Thoroughgood House Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Kiptopeke State Park: 5.1 mi
- Oil House: 0.0 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 0.0 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- The Isaacs: 3.8 mi
- White Hill: 16.7 mi
- Encore Hill: 23.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 23.5 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 6.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Workshiop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SSW 211° | 18 m | 23.5 mi |
| White Hill | SSW 203° | 10 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Isaacs | SW 229° | 2 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Charles 5 ENE, 12 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), VA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 03000569OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Cape Charles Light Station, reference 03000569, listed 06/23/03.
OpenStreetMap element way/696226136
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