Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park
Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 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.
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Avenue Minipark: 0.8 mi
- 29th St Lot: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Ave set back: 1.3 mi
- 39th St Lot: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Ave Corner: 1.3 mi
- Fluidity: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln and Armstrong Shrine: 4.1 mi
- Lion 3: 6.4 mi
- Lion 4: 6.4 mi
- Lion 2: 6.5 mi
- Victory Arch: 2.0 mi
- William Tucker Cemetry: 3.4 mi
- Rosa Parks: 4.0 mi
- Big Barrels: 4.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington Memorial: 4.5 mi
- F/A-18: 6.5 mi
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon: 6.9 mi
- USS Monitor: 7.1 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 10.4 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 10.8 mi
- Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center: 0.8 mi
- Hampton History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Virginia Air And Space Center: 4.1 mi
- Virginia War Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hampton University Museum: 4.1 mi
- Newport News Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Buckroe Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Hampton Roads Garden: 7.2 mi
- African Village Garden: 9.7 mi
- Wellness Orchard: 9.7 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 13.2 mi
- Camp Moonya: 16.3 mi
- Huntington Beach: 4.0 mi
- Outlook Beach: 5.8 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 8.1 mi
- Grandview Beach: 8.7 mi
- Needle Beach: 11.1 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Holly Point: 9.3 mi
- Mintonville Point: 15.5 mi
- Brock Point: 16.5 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.1 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Knob Hill: 16.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 18.3 mi
- Encore Hill: 18.5 mi
- White Hill: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 125° | 18 m | 18.3 mi |
| White Hill | ESE 105° | 10 m | 21.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | SW 216° | 8 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk NAS, 7 mi away.
- red deadnettle9 obs
- Ring-billed Gull8 obs
- Common Box Turtle8 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron6 obs
- Northern Mockingbird6 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle4 obs
- yellow passionflower4 obs
- bird's-eye speedwell4 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/210139115
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