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Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum

Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum from directly overhead

Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. Wilkins Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 26 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

independent city in Virginia, United States

Dates from 1967.

Wikidata Q177678, matched on coordinates and name (949 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
33 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68539, -77.54286

45 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Rest areas: 5
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area North: 20.5 mi
  • Alberta Safety Rest Area South: 20.5 mi
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Roanoke Canal Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Brunswick County Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center: 18.9 mi
  • Northampton County Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Historic Halifax Historic Site: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Sam Patterson Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Confederate Cemetery: 17.7 mi
  • Joseph Montfort Burial Site: 24.7 mi
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 25.0 mi
Peaks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilkins HillSW 229°100 m18.0 mi
Fort HillW 277°76 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5319:5420:33
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2016:1816:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775807872615043
Precip in3.42.64.13.43.74.04.95.14.93.53.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emporia 1 WNW, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367997094

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