United States Army Transportation Museum
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United States Army Transportation Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 5.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The U.S. Army Transportation Museum is a United States Army museum of vehicles and other transportation-related equipment and memorabilia. It is located on the grounds of Fort Eustis, Virginia, in Newport News, on the Virginia Peninsula.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q7863067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marine Park: 0.1 mi
- Seay Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Murphy Field: 0.4 mi
- Lee's Mill Lot 1: 0.7 mi
- Lee's Mill Lot 2: 0.7 mi
- William Seay Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Seay Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Fort Eustis Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Fort Eustis 100th Anniversary Plaque: 0.3 mi
- French Artillery Park: 3.9 mi
- Black Forest Picnic Village: 5.9 mi
- Roman Rapids: 6.0 mi
- Der Roto Baron: 6.0 mi
- The Trade Wind: 6.0 mi
- Pantheon: 6.0 mi
- TRADOC Emblem: 0.5 mi
- Reinvented: 8.1 mi
- Memory of Green: 8.3 mi
- Spilling the Wind: 8.4 mi
- The Winner: 8.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.8 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 9.1 mi
- Greer Garden: 9.4 mi
- Bassett Hall Garden: 9.6 mi
- Lee Hall Train Depot: 2.0 mi
- Lee Hall Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Center: 2.4 mi
- Endview Plantation: 3.1 mi
- American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: 5.9 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 7.6 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 16.7 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 19.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 21.5 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 6.2 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 6.2 mi
- Huntington Beach: 12.3 mi
- Grandview Beach: 17.6 mi
- Fossil Beach: 18.4 mi
- York River Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Holly Point: 12.9 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Pig Hill: 18.3 mi
- Mount Folly: 20.6 mi
- Church Hill: 20.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.6 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of United States Army Transportation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 356° | 30 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pig Hill | NNE 15° | 21 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNW 334° | 6 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport News Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1350779656
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