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Quartermaster Museum

Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
Quartermaster Museum, a museum in VirginiaSpc. Venessa Hernandez · Public domain
Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Quartermaster Museum, a museum in Virginia
Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA · CC BY 2.0

Quartermaster Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Gambles Hill stands 44 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Womens Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 3.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The United States Army Quartermaster Museum, located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is an AAM accredited museum in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The museum's aim is to preserve and exhibit the history of the Quartermaster Corps, which was formed in 1775. Its collection comprises more than 24,000 items. The museum also serves the Quartermaster Center and School as a classroom for the teaching of history, educating more than 16,000 soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and officers a year.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1957.

Wikidata Q4794226, matched on coordinates and name (83 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.24262, -77.34665
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Peter Jones Trading Station: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Fort Gregg, Petersburg National Battlefield: 6.5 mi
  • Sixth Maryland Infantry: 8.3 mi
  • Fort Brady: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 35
Gardens: 34
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Oak Grove Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Stockton Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Broad Rock Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Blanco Mount: 8.5 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 12.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Chimborazo Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Beaufont Springs: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 11.3 mi
  • Toe Ink Wayside: 20.3 mi
  • Pony Pasture - James River Park: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gambles HillNNW 345°44 m21.1 mi
Turkey HillN 10°43 m22.5 mi
Malvern HillNNE 29°41 m12.2 mi
Minitree HillNE 50°36 m22.7 mi
Evelynton HeightsENE 61°28 m12.3 mi
Blanco MountNNE 14°25 m8.5 mi
Lamptie HillNE 37°24 m11.3 mi
Kimages HillNE 44°17 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148586775797771604942
Precip in3.02.74.43.64.44.24.75.34.63.43.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/425874407

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