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The Hermitage Foundation

The Hermitage Foundation from directly overhead

The Hermitage Foundation is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gleneagles Dog Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 24 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Operated by
The Hermitage Foundation
Fee
No
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.91275, -76.31158

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gleneagles Dog Park: 0.3 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Algonquin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Myrtle Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cambridge Park and Dog Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Nancy Lieberman Statue: 2.1 mi
  • General George Washington: 3.1 mi
  • All Things Within All Things: 3.1 mi
  • Recording Angel: 3.9 mi
  • Storyteller: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 46
Gardens: 43
  • African Village Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Wellness Orchard: 3.0 mi
  • Browse Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Apiary Bee Hives: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Trashmore: 11.8 mi
  • Encore Hill: 12.0 mi
  • White Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Knob Hill: 16.3 mi
  • The Isaacs: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Shelter #1: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter #3: 9.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreESE 119°18 m11.8 mi
White HillE 93°10 m15.8 mi
Knob HillWSW 240°8 m16.3 mi
The IsaacsENE 58°2 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1216:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424450606876817974645346
Precip in2.92.53.53.33.54.65.25.35.13.63.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/824717262

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