Cape Charles Museum
Cape Charles Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. The Isaacs stands 2 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is New Roots Youth Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 27 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center is located at 814 Randolph Avenue, Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. The museum contains exhibits detailing the history and development of Cape Charles and the surrounding region. A large Busch-Sulzer engine and Westinghouse generator serve as the centerpieces of the museum.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2008-02-23.
Wikidata Q5034649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
97 named places within 25 miles
- Cape Charles Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Central Park: 0.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Cheriton station: 2.9 mi
- Northampton County Courthouse Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Indiantown Recreation Park: 7.9 mi
- Back River Lighthouse Ruins: 19.1 mi
- Mathews County Confederate Monument: 20.7 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Battery Anderson-Ruggles: 23.5 mi
- French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes: 23.5 mi
- Kiptopeke State Park: 7.2 mi
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
- Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Mockhorn: 8.3 mi
- Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Tankards Beach: 5.4 mi
- Wilkins Beach: 6.0 mi
- Smith Beach: 6.6 mi
- Hungars Beach: 7.9 mi
- Smith Island Beach: 11.7 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 11.5 mi
- Workshiop: 11.5 mi
- Oil House: 11.5 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- New Roots Youth Garden: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 7.3 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Mathews Maritime Museum: 20.6 mi
- Mathews Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Gwynn's Island Museum: 22.6 mi
- Casemate Museum: 24.8 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 25.0 mi
- Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 0.4 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 23.2 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 6.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse: 23.5 mi
- Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 25.0 mi
- The Isaacs: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Charles Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Isaacs | SSE 168° | 2 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1120507915
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