Railroad Museum of Virginia
Railroad Museum of Virginia is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gosport Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 28 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 29.8 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gosport Park: 0.2 mi
- Trophy Park: 0.3 mi
- Middle Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Middle Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Glasgow Street Park: 0.5 mi
- LOVE: 0.7 mi
- The Tourist: 1.0 mi
- Norfolk 1682 Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Revolutionary War Cannons: 1.1 mi
- Waterwork: 1.1 mi
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard's 200th Anniversary: 0.4 mi
- U.S. Lightship 101: 0.5 mi
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 0.6 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 0.7 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Fred Heutte Center: 2.1 mi
- White House Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
- ZooFarm Garden: 3.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Virginia: 0.3 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 0.4 mi
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: 0.4 mi
- Portsmouth Lightship Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hill House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 0.3 mi
- Archway: 0.5 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 1.3 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 3.9 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 5.2 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Camp Moonya: 5.7 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 7.0 mi
- Cavalier: 11.3 mi
- Former Rock Church Parcel: 14.7 mi
- Needle Beach: 0.7 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 9.0 mi
- Chix Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 12.0 mi
- Outlook Beach: 12.6 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Mintonville Point: 14.3 mi
- Brock Point: 14.8 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Holly Point: 17.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.7 mi
- Encore Hill: 9.9 mi
- Knob Hill: 15.0 mi
- White Hill: 15.9 mi
- Baines Hill: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Benches: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Benches: 22.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.8 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Museum of Virginia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | SW 224° | 20 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 90° | 18 m | 9.7 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 72° | 10 m | 15.9 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 260° | 8 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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