White House of the Confederacy
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White House of the Confederacy is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is East Marshall Street Well site, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it was the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. It currently sits on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. The Jefferson Davis Executive Mansion was owned by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society from 1894 until 2014, when the Museum of the Confederacy merged with the American Civil War Center. The merged entity is now the American Civil War Museum. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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Dates from 1818.
Wikidata Q7994925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- East Marshall Street Well site: 0.1 mi
- Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Virginia Civil Rights Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire Monument: 0.2 mi
- General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Monument: 0.2 mi
- Patterson Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Capitol Square: 0.2 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.6 mi
- Kanawha Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire: 0.2 mi
- Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson: 0.2 mi
- Governor William Smith: 0.2 mi
- GRIZZLY: 0.3 mi
- RVA on Wheels: 0.4 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Triple Crossing: 0.6 mi
- James Branch Cabell's Grave: 1.3 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 1.4 mi
- MCV Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- HJWA Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm: 1.0 mi
- Chimborazo Playground Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Valentine: 0.1 mi
- John Marshall House: 0.2 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.4 mi
- Edgar Allan Poe Museum: 0.6 mi
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 8.7 mi
- Sliding Hill: 10.3 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.7 mi
- Blanco Mount: 14.0 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 1.6 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 2.0 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 2.4 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 2.6 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 2.9 mi
- Manchester Wall Rock Climbing: 1.2 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.9 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 16.3 mi
- New Market Park: 9.5 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.8 mi
- Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi
- Lorraine: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White House of the Confederacy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 288° | 92 m | 18.9 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 282° | 69 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 356° | 63 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gambles Hill | WSW 256° | 44 m | 0.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 80° | 43 m | 8.7 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 134° | 41 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 105° | 36 m | 22.8 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 134° | 28 m | 21.1 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 | 19:08 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/224601753
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