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Williamsburg Historic District

Williamsburg Historic District from directly overhead

Williamsburg Historic District is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Minitree Hill stands 36 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Book Binder, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia

Wikidata Q841700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27151, -76.69778

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Palace Green: 0.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Capitol Landing Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Quarterpath Park: 1.0 mi
  • Quarterpath Villiage Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 45
Artworks: 38
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Kingsmill Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Fossil Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Seining Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Yorktown Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Beach Area: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Folly: 11.5 mi
  • Church Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Pig Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Minitree Hill: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 4.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Williamsburg Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minitree HillNW 305°36 m22.1 mi
Church HillNNE 22°30 m14.4 mi
Pig HillNE 47°21 m15.4 mi
Mount FollyN 349°6 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404249596775797872615143
Precip in3.83.14.34.03.94.25.95.75.44.23.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/48916483

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