Tinsmith Museum of America
Tinsmith Museum of America is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Benjamin Powell House Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 0.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Tinsmith Museum of America in Williamsburg, VA highlights the history of tinsmithing from the 18th–19th centuries, showcasing early tools, patents, rotary machines, and the work of tinsmiths past and present.
What the record says
- Built
- 1950
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Presbyterian Meetinghouse: 0.3 mi
- Public Gaol (Jail): 0.4 mi
- Gunsmith: 0.4 mi
- Capitol: 0.4 mi
- Charlton's Coffeehouse: 0.4 mi
- Capitol Landing Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Quarterpath Park: 0.6 mi
- Quarterpath Villiage Park: 0.8 mi
- Palace Green: 0.8 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 1.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 1.1 mi
- Documents of Freedom: 1.1 mi
- Galt: 1.1 mi
- Lord Botetourt: 1.2 mi
- Girl with Butterfly: 1.1 mi
- Fraga Magna Rotabila: 1.1 mi
- Slice in Time: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Waxwing: 1.1 mi
- James Blair: 1.4 mi
- Benjamin Powell House Garden: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth Carlos House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Christiana Campbell’s Tavern Garden: 0.3 mi
- David Morton House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Coke-Garrett House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Williamsburg Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: 1.0 mi
- Muscarelle Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum: 2.6 mi
- Jamestown Settlement: 6.3 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 11.9 mi
- Wahrani Nature Trail: 18.4 mi
- Game Farm Marsh: 19.7 mi
- Kittewan: 20.7 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 3.7 mi
- Fossil Beach: 9.6 mi
- Seining Beach: 9.9 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 10.3 mi
- Beach Area: 16.4 mi
- Mount Folly: 11.5 mi
- Church Hill: 14.1 mi
- Pig Hill: 14.9 mi
- Minitree Hill: 22.5 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- York River Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Holly Point: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tinsmith Museum of America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minitree Hill | WNW 304° | 36 m | 22.5 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 19° | 30 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pig Hill | NE 46° | 21 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNW 346° | 6 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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