Spotsylvania County Museum
Spotsylvania County Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Clark Mountain stands 327 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First Day of Chancellorsville Site, a park 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 20 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Spotsylvania County
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- First Day of Chancellorsville Site: 0.1 mi
- First Day of Chancellorsville Site: 0.5 mi
- Red Rose Village Park: 1.7 mi
- Motts Run Boat Landing: 3.2 mi
- Harrison Road Park: 3.6 mi
- Bullock House Site: 2.6 mi
- 114th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument: 2.8 mi
- Catharines Furnace Ruins: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Monument: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Monument: 3.1 mi
- Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Alum Springs Park: 6.2 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 7.1 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary: 11.7 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 3.0 mi
- Embrey Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fall Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hamiltons Thicket: 6.2 mi
- Howison Hill: 6.8 mi
- MOVAS - Museum of Visual Arts and Science: 4.5 mi
- Kenmore: 7.1 mi
- Stafford County Museum: 7.1 mi
- James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library: 7.3 mi
- National Bank Museum: 7.4 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 2.2 mi
- The Chimneys: 7.6 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 7.6 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 12.0 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 18.6 mi
- Iconic Art: 4.6 mi
- L O V E: 6.8 mi
- Wine & Design: 7.1 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 8.7 mi
- Lions Glasses: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 22.4 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 22.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 19.7 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 13.4 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Blue Banks: 21.0 mi
- McCoull Spring: 5.2 mi
- Clifton Beach: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spotsylvania County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | W 273° | 327 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Pony | WNW 297° | 229 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | W 278° | 175 m | 23.6 mi |
| Fleetwood Hill | NW 315° | 166 m | 22.6 mi |
| Coles Hill | NW 307° | 138 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hamiltons Thicket | W 268° | 124 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lucky Hill | NNW 331° | 112 m | 21.0 mi |
| Shotgun Hill | WNW 294° | 104 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/206524552
Day trips start here
- Fredericksburg · 7 mi
- Stafford County · 11 mi
- Spotsylvania · 13 mi
- Stafford · 13 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 16 mi
- Quantico · 23 mi
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