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Womens Museum

Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
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Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
DVIDSHUB · CC BY 2.0
Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
DVIDSHUB · Public domain
Womens Museum, a museum in Virginia
Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA · CC BY 2.0

Womens Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Gambles Hill stands 44 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartermaster Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 3.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The United States Army Women's Museum is an educational institution located in Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. It provides exhibits and information related to the role of women in the United States Army, especially the Women's Army Corps. It is the only museum in the world dedicated to the women of the United States Army.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1955.

Wikidata Q7889533, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.24331, -77.34627
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Peter Jones Trading Station: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Fort Gregg, Petersburg National Battlefield: 6.5 mi
  • Sixth Maryland Infantry: 8.4 mi
  • Fort Brady: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 35
Gardens: 34
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Oak Grove Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Stockton Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Powhatan Hill Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Broad Rock Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Blanco Mount: 8.4 mi
  • Kimages Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Evelynton Heights: 12.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Chimborazo Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Forest Hill Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Beaufont Springs: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 11.3 mi
  • Toe Ink Wayside: 20.2 mi
  • Pony Pasture - James River Park: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Carson Safety Rest Area: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gambles HillNNW 345°44 m21.0 mi
Turkey HillN 10°43 m22.4 mi
Malvern HillNNE 29°41 m12.1 mi
Minitree HillNE 50°36 m22.6 mi
Evelynton HeightsENE 61°28 m12.3 mi
Blanco MountNNE 13°25 m8.4 mi
Lamptie HillNE 37°24 m11.3 mi
Kimages HillNE 44°17 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148586775797771604942
Precip in3.02.74.43.64.44.24.75.34.63.43.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/425874421

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