- Elevation
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Baines Hill20 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lafayette's Tour28.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 36.8370, -76.2962
Portsmouth Lightship Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded 2 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Lightship 101, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lafayette's Tour passes 29 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
lightvessel LV-101
Wikidata Q7890709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1916
- Elevation
- 2 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portsmouth Lightship Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | SW 223° | 20 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 92° | 18 m | 9.5 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 73° | 10 m | 15.6 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 259° | 8 m | 15.3 mi |
- 28.9 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 29.4 mi off the Colonial ParkwayNational
128 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 46
- U.S. Lightship 101: 0.0 mi
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 0.2 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 0.4 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 0.4 mi
- Fort Nelson: 0.4 mi
Museums: 39
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hill House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Virginia: 0.2 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 0.3 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 21
- Archway: 0.1 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 0.2 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 0.8 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 4.1 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 13
- Needle Beach: 0.4 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 8.5 mi
- Chix Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 11.6 mi
- Outlook Beach: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Trashmore: 9.5 mi
- Encore Hill: 9.7 mi
- Knob Hill: 15.3 mi
- White Hill: 15.6 mi
- Baines Hill: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's House: 11.4 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 11.4 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
| 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).
- National Register of Historic Places — LIGHTSHIP No. 101, PORTSMOUTH, reference 89001080, listed 05/05/89.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001080
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