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Explore Jamestown
Jamestown in James City County (Virginia) is located in United States about 117 mi (or 189 km) south of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Jamestown is now 11:58 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Jamestown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Newport News Williamsburg International Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 69 mi (or 112 km), North-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Surry, Yorktown and Isle of Wight. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
11°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Williamsburg
Colonial Houses Historic Lodging
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites WILLIAMSBURG
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Williamsburg
The Historic Powhatan Resort
Westgate Historic Williamsburg Resort
Videos from this area
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Senior curator discussing artifacts from Jamestown's first well
Beverly "Bly" Straube, the senior curator with the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project, reviews some of finds from James Fort's first well. These artifacts and many thousands more...
Confederate Civil War Fort Excavation: Fort Pocahontas on Jamestown Island in Virginia
During the summer of 2011 students along with archaeologists from the Jamestown Rediscovery Project began excavations into a section of a Civil War bombproof or sub-terrarium munitions magazine.
Jamestown heals a broken heart (ring)
Copper alloy Jesuit ring found in the vicinity of James Fort on Jamestown Island in Virginia. Watch as this object undergoes conservation in the Jamestown Rediscovery lab. If you are interested...
Amazing discovery!!! from the bottom of a well at Jamestown
In 2006 archaeologists working with the Jamestown Rediscovery project unearthed this nearly complete halberd or ceremonial polearm from the bottom of a square well. Fortunately for us this...
Jamestown: The Original Expedition Ships
This is a look at the three ships which brought the original settlers to James Towne Settlement. Images are from the historical re-creations in Jamestown, VA.
Close Helmet excavation Jamestown
This 400 year old close helmet was found in a cellar along James Fort's eastern palisade wall. The following film documents some of the final stages of conservation on this helmet. Watch as...
Iron Conservation at Jamestown
An in depth look at iron conservation with a Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologist.
Jamestown Virginia's Early Church Revealed
A full year of archaeology (2010-2011) has lead to the discovery of fourteen major structural postholes that once supported the framework to the first substantial church built at Jamestown...
Remnants of the lost libraries of Jamestown
Twenty years of excavations at the James Fort site have produced over 100 pieces of book hardware. Conservator Dan Gamble discusses some of these finds in the following short film. If you are...
Below the Water Table in a Mid 17th-Century Well at Jamestown
http://www.facebook.com/historicjamestowne Archaeologist Dan Smith works his way through backfill and water at the bottom of a ca. 1650s well in order to retrieve artifacts deposited or lost...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown Settlement is a name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical sites and museums at Jamestown. Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America. Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Colony of Virginia on May 14, 1607.
Jamestown Glasshouse
The Jamestown Glasshouse is located in Jamestown, Virginia about 1 mile from Jamestown Island, location of the first permanent English settlement, and is a part of the Colonial National Historical Park. The original glasshouse was built soon after the first glassblowers (German & Polish) arrived in Jamestown in 1608. A series of small furnaces were built just a few yards away from the current exhibit.
Cobham, Surry County, Virginia
Cobham was a small town in Surry County, Virginia. It was established by an Act of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1691, when each county in the Virginia Colony was directed set aside 50 acres of land for a town. Storehouses were to be built for products imported and tobacco to be exported. It was ordered that the county sell half-acre lots for its citizens to inhabit the town. It was located at the mouth of Gray's Creek at the James River across and somewhat downstream from Jamestown.
Jamestown Church
Jamestown Church, partially built in 1639 in Jamestown, Virginia, is one of the oldest surviving buildings built by Europeans in the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. It is part of Jamestown National Historic Site, and is owned by the Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities).
History of the Jamestown Settlement (1607–1699)
Jamestown was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg. This article covers the history of the fort and town at Jamestown proper, as well as colony-wide trends resulting from and affecting the town during the time period in which it was capital.