Virginia Museum of History and Culture
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Virginia Museum of History and Culture is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Man and Vegetation, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions. In 2004, it was designated the official state historical society of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The historical society's headquarters was renamed from Virginia Historical Society to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in 2018. The museum features exhibitions and programming for visitors of all ages and has more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of exhibition gallery space and the largest display of Virginia artifacts on permanent view. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is the only museum with all of Virginia's history under one roof—all centuries, regions, and topics are covered.
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Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q7934315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Man and Vegetation: 0.1 mi
- Oracle: 0.1 mi
- Rumors of War: 0.1 mi
- Neptune Virginia Beach Maquette: 0.1 mi
- Little Lady of the Sea: 0.1 mi
- E. Clairborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Scuffletown Park: 0.4 mi
- Federal Park: 0.6 mi
- Meadow Park: 0.7 mi
- Humphrey Calder Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Monument: 0.6 mi
- Corey Frazier: 0.7 mi
- Wilfred Emory Cutshaw (1838-1907): 0.9 mi
- Ezekiel & Weilman Company Inc. Established 1924: 1.1 mi
- Virginia War Memorial Carillon: 1.3 mi
- George Edward Pickett's Grave: 1.5 mi
- Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 1.5 mi
- The Iron Dog: 1.6 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.7 mi
- James Ewell Brown Stuart's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Rick's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Albert Hill Native Plant Garden: 0.5 mi
- Humphrey Calder Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Uptown Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Byrd Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.2 mi
- Dogwood Dell Spring: 1.4 mi
- Wayside Spring: 2.4 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 2.5 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.6 mi
- Gambles Hill: 2.1 mi
- Shooters Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sliding Hill: 9.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 10.9 mi
- Blanco Mount: 16.2 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 2.5 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- New Market Park: 12.0 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 15.5 mi
- Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation: 22.9 mi
- Amelia: 23.7 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 2.7 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 11.8 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 19.0 mi
- Lorraine: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 286° | 92 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shooters Hill | W 277° | 69 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 10° | 63 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gambles Hill | SE 132° | 44 m | 2.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 88° | 43 m | 10.9 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 131° | 41 m | 17.0 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 132° | 28 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blanco Mount | SSE 147° | 25 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5696388058
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