Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge: 0.6 mi
- Cape Charles Historic District: 12.1 mi
- Central Park: 12.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Cheriton station: 13.0 mi
- Cape Story Park: 14.0 mi
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse: 12.1 mi
- King Neptune Statue: 16.6 mi
- Norwegian Lady: 17.0 mi
- John Wareing Statue: 17.6 mi
- Barreled: 17.6 mi
- French British Naval Engagement Off the Virginia Capes: 12.1 mi
- First Landing National Memorial: 12.1 mi
- British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- Cape Henry Railroads: 12.3 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week: 16.4 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- New Roots Youth Garden: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Prayer of the Blue Skies Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Cape Charles Museum: 11.8 mi
- Thoroughgood House Visitor Center: 16.3 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 17.1 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 17.1 mi
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: 17.4 mi
- Smith Island Beach: 5.3 mi
- Myrtle Island Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 15.1 mi
- Chix Beach: 15.4 mi
- Bay Colony Dog Beach: 15.7 mi
- Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 11.8 mi
- Naval Aviation Monument: 17.0 mi
- Kiddie City: 19.7 mi
- Hideaway Cove: 19.7 mi
- Gravity Storm: 19.7 mi
- Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Kiptopeke State Park: 4.6 mi
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Mockhorn: 14.3 mi
- Cape Charles Light: 3.8 mi
- Oil House: 3.8 mi
- Workshiop: 3.8 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- The Isaacs: 1.1 mi
- White Hill: 14.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.5 mi
- Encore Hill: 20.5 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 5.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SSW 205° | 18 m | 20.5 mi |
| White Hill | SSW 193° | 10 m | 14.1 mi |
| The Isaacs | SSE 149° | 2 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Charles 5 ENE, 13 mi away.
- Ring-billed Gull40 obs
- Atlantic Ghost Crab37 obs
- Laughing Gull37 obs
- Brown Pelican33 obs
- American Herring Gull28 obs
- Willet22 obs
- Sanderling20 obs
- Black Vulture17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/415302969
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