Picnic site · Virginia
Picnic Benches
Picnic Benches is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Trashmore stands 18 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates36.69196, -75.92351
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Horn Point: 2.8 mi
- Lotus Garden Park: 4.3 mi
- Lago Mar Park: 4.9 mi
- Lago Mar Park: 5.2 mi
- Red Mills Farms Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- VFA-81 Battle E Winner: 9.7 mi
- Barreled: 11.0 mi
- John Wareing Statue: 11.0 mi
- Norwegian Lady: 11.5 mi
- King Neptune Statue: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Trojan Marsh: 8.0 mi
- Former Rock Church Parcel: 8.6 mi
- North River Gameland: 12.2 mi
- North River Gameland: 12.3 mi
- Swan Island Tract: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 38
- Prayer of the Blue Skies Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Perfect Wisdom and Great Compassion Zen Garden: 13.2 mi
- Dr Bohon Fragrance Garden: 14.7 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 14.8 mi
- Events Garden: 16.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Military Aviation Museum: 5.9 mi
- Virginia Aquarium Marsh Pavilion: 9.3 mi
- Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: 11.4 mi
- The Old Coast Guard Station: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Witch of Pungo (Grace Sherwood) Home Site: 3.5 mi
- The War of 1812: 11.4 mi
- Replica Race Point Surfboat: 11.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Virginia Lifeboat Stations: 11.4 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Jerrassic Park: 5.7 mi
- Neptunes Revenge: 9.2 mi
- Hurricane: 9.2 mi
- Grape EscapeSouth Seas Silly Slides: 9.2 mi
- Bamboo Shoots: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 10
- Fishing & Dog Beach: 6.0 mi
- Shifting Sands Beach: 6.5 mi
- Surfing Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sandbridge Beach: 6.9 mi
- Seabreeze Beach: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Encore Hill: 14.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 14.7 mi
- White Hill: 15.5 mi
- Luark Hill: 18.7 mi
- Whale Head Hill: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Benches: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Benches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NW 311° | 18 m | 14.7 mi |
| White Hill | NNW 339° | 10 m | 15.5 mi |
| Luark Hill | SSE 166° | 5 m | 18.7 mi |
| Whale Head Hill | SSE 166° | 3 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana NAS, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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