Virginia War Museum
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Virginia War Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Barrels, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Virginia War Museum is located in Huntington Park on Warwick Blvd., Newport News, Virginia. The museum contains exhibits on American military history from 1775 to the present.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q7934656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Barrels: 0.1 mi
- Victory Arch: 3.2 mi
- William Tucker Cemetry: 3.2 mi
- Mariners' Lake: 3.3 mi
- SS United States Propeller: 3.4 mi
- Huntington Park: 0.2 mi
- South Ave Lot: 0.5 mi
- Huntington Heights Square: 0.8 mi
- Municipal Lane Park: 0.9 mi
- Hilton Pier & Ravine: 0.9 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 3.1 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Greer Garden: 9.1 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 10.3 mi
- Lion 3: 2.3 mi
- Lion 4: 2.3 mi
- Lion 2: 2.4 mi
- Lion 1: 2.4 mi
- Conquering the Wild: 2.5 mi
- USS Monitor: 3.1 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 6.8 mi
- F/A-18: 10.6 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 13.7 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 14.7 mi
- Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Virginia Living Museum: 3.8 mi
- Air Power Park: 5.1 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 6.0 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 13.4 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 19.3 mi
- Huntington Beach: 0.3 mi
- Outlook Beach: 8.5 mi
- Grandview Beach: 10.1 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 11.9 mi
- Needle Beach: 14.9 mi
- Holly Point: 6.7 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 11.4 mi
- York River Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Mintonville Point: 16.3 mi
- Brock Point: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Knob Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 22.4 mi
- Encore Hill: 22.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.2 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia War Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 126° | 18 m | 22.4 mi |
| Knob Hill | SSW 202° | 8 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langley AFB, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/333001785
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