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Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park

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Elevation, modelled
2 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Trashmore18 m · 18.3 mi
Nearest byway
Colonial Parkway18.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
36.9823, -76.3959
Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park from directly overhead

Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center, a museum 0.8 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 18 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 125°18 m18.3 mi
White HillESE 105°10 m21.2 mi
Knob HillSW 216°8 m16.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424450606876817974645346
Precip in2.92.53.53.33.54.65.25.35.13.63.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 7 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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