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Explore Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant in Surry County (Virginia) is a city in United States about 117 mi (or 189 km) south of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Mount Pleasant is now 10:27 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Newport News Williamsburg International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 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 68 mi (or 109 km), North-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 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: Surry, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Charles City and Yorktown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 38% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Historic Powhatan Resort
ExecuStay at Mnticello Pwhatan
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...
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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.
Four Mile Tree
Four Mile Tree is the name of a plantation near Jamestown, Virginia. Encompassing two thousand acres (8 km²), it was situated on the south side of the James River opposite Jamestown, four miles (6 km) further north. On a hill near the water's edge a handsome old house overlooks the river. This house with the whole plantation, was the estate of the Browne family where they lived for two hundred years. The first owner, Colonel Henry Browne, was a member of Sir William Berkeley's Council in 1643.
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.