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Boykins Tavern Museum

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Boykins Tavern Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Windsor Athletic Fields, a park 5.2 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 21 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places

Wikidata Q14712064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90828, -76.70913

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Windsor Athletic Fields: 5.2 mi
  • Waterworks Road Park: 5.3 mi
  • Burnt Mills Lake Park: 6.4 mi
  • Joyner Field: 6.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker: 14.6 mi
  • Whisper Wall: 15.9 mi
  • Victory Arch: 16.0 mi
  • Mariners' Lake: 16.0 mi
  • Big Barrels: 16.1 mi
Artworks
  • Selene: 15.3 mi
  • Lion 1: 15.3 mi
  • Lion 2: 15.3 mi
  • Conquering the Wild: 15.3 mi
  • Lion 4: 15.3 mi
Attractions
Museums: 44
Gardens: 19
  • Greer Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Hampton Roads Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Knob Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Round Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Baines Hill: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baines HillSSE 165°20 m23.8 mi
Round HillWSW 251°14 m12.8 mi
Knob HillSE 135°8 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349596674787771615144
Precip in3.73.04.13.63.94.75.75.85.84.33.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Suffolk Lake Kilby, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1034939160

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