Children's Museum of Virginia
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Children's Museum of Virginia is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Courtyard, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 29 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of Virginia. It is located in Olde Town Portsmouth at 221 High Street. The museum has a planetarium and two floors of exhibits. Its antique toy and model train collection is one of the largest on the East Coast. Highlights of the museum include a life-size tug boat and house, as well as a real Hampton Roads Transit bus, the cab of a real fire truck from the Portsmouth Fire Department, and a real motorcycle from the Portsmouth Police Department.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q5098187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 29.5 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Middle Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Marquis De Lafayette Park: 0.2 mi
- Glasgow Street Park: 0.2 mi
- North Landing Park: 0.3 mi
- LOVE: 0.4 mi
- The Tourist: 0.7 mi
- Waterwork: 0.8 mi
- Norfolk 1682 Plaque: 0.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Cannons: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Lightship 101: 0.2 mi
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 0.3 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 0.4 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 0.4 mi
- Fort Nelson: 0.4 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Fred Heutte Center: 1.8 mi
- White House Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- ZooFarm Garden: 3.1 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.2 mi
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: 0.1 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
- Portsmouth Lightship Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hill House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 0.3 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 0.2 mi
- Archway: 0.2 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 1.0 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 3.9 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 5.4 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Camp Moonya: 6.1 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Cavalier: 11.6 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 14.8 mi
- Needle Beach: 0.4 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 8.7 mi
- Chix Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 11.8 mi
- Outlook Beach: 12.3 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Mintonville Point: 14.4 mi
- Brock Point: 14.9 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Holly Point: 17.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.7 mi
- Encore Hill: 9.9 mi
- Knob Hill: 15.1 mi
- White Hill: 15.8 mi
- Baines Hill: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.5 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Children's Museum of Virginia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | SW 223° | 20 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 92° | 18 m | 9.7 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 73° | 10 m | 15.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 259° | 8 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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