Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center
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Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Avenue Minipark, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 17 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
J. Thomas Newsome House is a historic home located at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1898, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, seven-bay, asymmetrical, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It features a steeply pitched irregularly composed roof, three sided bay, front Palladian window, and corner tower. From 1906 until 1942, it was the residence of J. Thomas Newsome (1869–1942), an African-American attorney and journalist. The restored house is open to the public as the Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center, and features exhibits related to African-American art, history and culture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q16895849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Avenue Minipark: 0.1 mi
- Chestnut Ave set back: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Ave Corner: 0.5 mi
- 39th St Lot: 0.6 mi
- 29th St Lot: 0.7 mi
- Fluidity: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 4.2 mi
- Lion 3: 5.7 mi
- Lion 4: 5.7 mi
- Lion 2: 5.8 mi
- Victory Arch: 1.8 mi
- William Tucker Cemetry: 2.8 mi
- Big Barrels: 3.4 mi
- Rosa Parks: 4.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington Memorial: 4.6 mi
- USS Monitor: 6.3 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 6.5 mi
- F/A-18: 7.3 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 11.0 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 11.5 mi
- Virginia War Museum: 3.3 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 4.1 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 4.2 mi
- Air Power Park: 4.2 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 6.4 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- African Village Garden: 10.4 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 10.4 mi
- Huntington Beach: 3.3 mi
- Outlook Beach: 6.1 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 8.7 mi
- Grandview Beach: 8.7 mi
- Needle Beach: 11.8 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Camp Moonya: 16.9 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Holly Point: 8.8 mi
- Mintonville Point: 15.6 mi
- Brock Point: 16.7 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.5 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- Knob Hill: 16.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 19.0 mi
- Encore Hill: 19.3 mi
- White Hill: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 125° | 18 m | 19.0 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 106° | 10 m | 21.9 mi |
| Knob Hill | SSW 214° | 8 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/333247760
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