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Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ken's Legacy Bench, a park 0.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84048, -75.97241

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ken's Legacy Bench: 0.3 mi
  • 24th Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Naval Aviation Monument Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marshview Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 41
Historic sites: 38
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 19
  • Naval Aviation Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Hideaway Cove: 2.0 mi
  • Hurricane: 2.0 mi
  • Coconut Drops: 2.1 mi
  • Paradise Pipeline: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Bay Colony Dog Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Seabreeze Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Sandbridge Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Surfing Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Shifting Sands Beach: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Peaks: 4
  • White Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Encore Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 8.4 mi
  • The Isaacs: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Benches: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Benches: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreW 266°18 m8.4 mi
White HillNW 325°10 m5.1 mi
The IsaacsN 3°2 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4820:27
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1416:1116:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586674797772625145
Precip in3.22.83.63.43.64.15.85.14.54.23.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana NAS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3522295248

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