Jamestown Settlement
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Jamestown Settlement is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is James Fort, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. Today it includes a recreation of James Fort, a Powhatan Native American town, indoor and outdoor displays, and replicas of the original settlers' ships: the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. The museum complex is located adjacent to Jamestown Island and Historic Jamestowne, which is run in partnership by the National Park Service and the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, a private nonprofit branch of Preservation Virginia dedicated to the archaeological mission. Historic Jamestowne is established in the original James Fort and Jamestown Colony, the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, founded on May 14, 1607. Colonial Williamsburg and The American Revolution Museum in Yorktown, additional living history sites, follow the next centennial of Virginian and American history up to the American Civil War. The Colonial Parkway connects all of these sites. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is a Virginia state agency that administers the education aspects of the Jamestown Settlement as well as the Yorktown battlefield and the Revolution.
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Dates from 1957.
Wikidata Q12346147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- James City County Marina: 0.2 mi
- Jamestown Pointe Park: 0.9 mi
- Virginia Preservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Powhatan Blueway Park: 1.3 mi
- St Georges Park: 1.5 mi
- Historic Jamestowne Glass House: 0.3 mi
- Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- The Public Hospital of 1773: 5.3 mi
- Williamsburg Bray School: 5.4 mi
- Tailor: 5.4 mi
- James Fort: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Accenture Matoaka Walk: 4.7 mi
- Mary-Cook Branch Munford Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 5.1 mi
- Pocahantas Statue: 1.2 mi
- Tercentenary Statue: 1.2 mi
- John Smith Statue: 1.2 mi
- Dove Spirit: 4.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron with Marsh Wren and Turtle: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Lettie Pate Evans Wildflower Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Zen Garden: 5.0 mi
- Geology Rock Garden: 5.1 mi
- Baldwin Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
- Historic Jamestowne Archaeology Museum: 1.0 mi
- Voorhees Archaearium Archaeology Museum: 1.0 mi
- Muscarelle Museum of Art: 4.8 mi
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: 5.3 mi
- Williamsburg Historic District: 5.8 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 5.6 mi
- Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Kittewan: 16.1 mi
- Game Farm Marsh: 17.6 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 6.7 mi
- Fossil Beach: 13.6 mi
- Seining Beach: 13.7 mi
- Beach Area: 14.9 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 15.4 mi
- Mount Folly: 14.8 mi
- Church Hill: 19.4 mi
- Minitree Hill: 20.7 mi
- Pig Hill: 21.1 mi
- Evelynton Heights: 21.4 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 5.8 mi
- York River Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Holly Point: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jamestown Settlement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minitree Hill | NW 320° | 36 m | 20.7 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 31° | 30 m | 19.4 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | WNW 290° | 28 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pig Hill | NE 50° | 21 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Folly | N 10° | 6 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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