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Hampton History Museum

Hampton History Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Air And Space Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.02537, -76.34672

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 0.5 mi
  • Fluidity: 5.8 mi
  • Camel: 6.6 mi
  • OV Amusement Park Mermaid: 7.2 mi
  • Sunburst: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Rosa Parks: 0.6 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Monroe: 2.6 mi
  • Exterior Fort Wall: 2.6 mi
  • Battery DeRussy: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 45
  • Buckroe Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Newport News Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Hampton Roads Garden: 8.1 mi
  • African Village Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Wellness Orchard: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 18.2 mi
  • Encore Hill: 18.4 mi
  • White Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Knob Hill: 20.1 mi
  • The Isaacs: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 14.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 137°18 m18.2 mi
White HillESE 116°10 m19.7 mi
Knob HillSW 217°8 m20.1 mi
The IsaacsENE 79°2 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414349586775797872615144
Precip in3.52.94.43.33.84.05.34.94.83.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/388473395

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