Virginia Welcome Center
Virginia Welcome Center is a rest area in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Ivy Hill stands 120 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrc Haw Creek Access Area, a park 2.8 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 11 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
77 named places within 25 miles
- Wrc Haw Creek Access Area: 2.8 mi
- Palmer Point Park: 5.9 mi
- Tailrace Park: 7.4 mi
- North Bend Park & Campground: 7.7 mi
- County Line Public Use Area: 7.8 mi
- Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce: 12.2 mi
- South Hill Tobacco Museum: 12.2 mi
- The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum: 16.8 mi
- Henderson Institute Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Clarksville Regional Museum: 21.8 mi
- Wrc Stonehouse Creek Access Area: 13.7 mi
- Wrc Henrico Access Area: 16.7 mi
- Crooked Run Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Old Soudan Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
- Wrc Summit Access Area: 20.1 mi
- Dr. L. Julian Haywood: 10.8 mi
- Mecklenburg County Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 22.3 mi
- Thyne Institute Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center: 7.5 mi
- Solitary Sentinel: 20.2 mi
- J. Stewart and Mary L. Green Wortham Memorial Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Occoneechee Plantation Terrace Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Chalk Level: 15.5 mi
- Rosseechees Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Osage Picnic Shelter: 7.7 mi
- Panacea Falls: 18.4 mi
- Reminiscing: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | W 280° | 120 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wilkins Hill | E 97° | 100 m | 21.8 mi |
| Fort Hill | ENE 57° | 76 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John H Kerr DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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