- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Baines Hill20 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lafayette's Tour21.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 36.7024, -76.1997
Fentress Play Area is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 6 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Etheridge Lakes Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 21 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fentress Play Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | WSW 249° | 20 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 25° | 18 m | 9.8 mi |
| White Hill | NE 35° | 10 m | 16.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | WNW 287° | 8 m | 21.3 mi |
- 21.3 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Etheridge Lakes Park: 0.8 mi
- Etheridge Point Park: 1.1 mi
- Emerald Lakes Park: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Park: 2.0 mi
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Historic Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Whaling Wall #47: 10.9 mi
- Tower of Light: 10.9 mi
- The Flame of Liberty: 11.0 mi
- Police Memorial Bell: 11.0 mi
- LOVE: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 46
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Former Rock Church Parcel: 6.9 mi
- Camp Moonya: 8.2 mi
- Cavalier: 8.9 mi
- Northwest River Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Pauline "Polly" Hoag Dedication: 3.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Anne E. McKim Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
- Eternal gospel flame: 7.0 mi
- Marian P Whitehurst Memorial: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 39
- Entrance 1: 3.0 mi
- Entrance 2: 3.1 mi
- Entrance 4: 3.2 mi
- Entrance 3: 3.3 mi
- Utility Line Arboretum & City Tree Nursery: 3.4 mi
Museums: 33
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Smith Discount Books: 7.8 mi
- Military Aviation Museum: 9.5 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 10.4 mi
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 19
- Painting with a Twist: 5.3 mi
- Princess Anne Solar Array: 7.8 mi
- Jerrassic Park: 9.8 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 10.6 mi
- Archway: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Needle Beach: 11.1 mi
- Fishing & Dog Beach: 14.5 mi
- Shifting Sands Beach: 14.5 mi
- Surfing Beach: 14.6 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 5
- Encore Hill: 9.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.8 mi
- White Hill: 16.8 mi
- Knob Hill: 21.3 mi
- Baines Hill: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Shelter #3: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Benches: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Benches: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Boushs Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Mintonville Point: 20.7 mi
- Brock Point: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 18.7 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fentress Naval AUX FLD, 4 mi away.
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