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Delve into Garnett Crossing
Garnett Crossing in Hanover County (Virginia) is a city located in United States about 76 mi (or 122 km) south of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Garnett Crossing is now 02:44 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Garnett Crossing, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Richmond International Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), South. 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 13 mi (or 21 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 4 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hanover, Bowling Green, Richmond, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 40% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
26°C (79 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
LA QUINTA INNSTE RICHMOND KINGS DOMINION
VA Motel 6 Doswell
DAYS INN RUTHER GLEN KINGS DOM
DAYS INN DOSWELL AT THE PARK
VA Doswell Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Econo Lodge at the Park
Econo Lodge Ruther Glen
Videos from this area
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WindSeeker Off-ride POV King Dominion
WindSeeker is a great amusement park attraction that allows riders to view the skyline, the neighboring roller coasters, and everything in-between! Many of the Cedar Fair properties have this...
KINGS DOMINION 2012 VLOG
My first theme park vlog of 2012!!! Enjoy the vlog as I take you around Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Unfortunately, I could not get footage of every single ride or coaster because...
Kings Dominion ADVENTURE Day!!
An all day adventure trip with the lovely Sarah Tucker and Remi - not anything serious, just a video about the rides we went on and the songs that were made up as we went along on our day....
Flight of Fear launch at Kings Dominion
Flight of Fear launch Flight of Fear is an indoor launched roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. I believe it goes 54 mph in just 4 seconds and launches into a spaghetti bowl...
ManTroll VLog 3.5 - 10/05/2014 - Dorney Park (KD Haunt 2014)
Man Troll talks about his trip to Dorney Park. Note that Kings Dominion also has a Skeleton Crew show, and a Blood Drums show, that would be similar to those at Dorney Park. And we also have...
Kings Dominion - Drop Tower Thrill Ride
The longest Gyro height drop in the world (as of 8/2014); Tower height: 305 feet; Freefall (/no break) height: 272 feet; Speed: 72 mph. Can see 18 miles out into the region from the top. "I...
06-01-12 Kings Dominion
Once again, having a blast for my annual birthday bash trip to Kings Dominion.
Kings Dominion Dominator Thrill Ride 2013 On-Ride POV Widescreen Front Seat HD
This is video footage shot from the front row of the Kings Dominion thrill ride Dominator. The video footage was shot with the GoPro Hero3 Black Edition camera and the following accessories:...
Dominator at Kings Dominion(Night)
Found this video file and realized I forgot to upload this a while ago, so here it is. Date:October, 2012.
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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.
Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles north of Richmond and 75 miles south of Washington, DC, off Interstate 95. The 400-acre park in Hanover County was originally built and owned in a joint venture between the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Kroger Company. Kings Dominion opened in 1975 and is currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company who purchased Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006.
Hypersonic XLC
Hypersonic XLC was a roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Hypersonic was the first compressed air launch coaster in the world. In 2007, Hypersonic XLC was closed and later dismantled. The platform is all that remains at the ride's former location between the Hurler and Grizzly roller coasters. Hypersonic was built by S&S Worldwide, a company specializing in air-powered rides such as Skyhawk and Power Tower, both located at Cedar Point.
Dominator (roller coaster)
Dominator is a steel floorless roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It originally opened at Six Flags Ohio on May 5, 2000 under the name Batman: Knight Flight. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchased the park in 2004 and renamed it Dominator. In 2007, the park closed and Dominator was relocated to Kings Dominion where it opened on May 24, 2008 in the International Street section of the park.
Volcano, The Blast Coaster
Volcano, The Blast Coaster, or simply known as "Volcano", is a launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by both Paramount Parks and Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, Volcano was the world's first inverted roller coaster to feature an LIM (linear induction motor) and is the only one of its kind that completes a full circuit. Since its opening on August 3, 1998, Volcano has been one of the more popular rides in the park.
Rebel Yell (roller coaster)
Rebel Yell is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. It opened with the park in 1975.
WaterWorks
WaterWorks is a water park owned by Cedar Fair, located at the back of Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It is included with the admission to the park.
Woodstock Express (Kings Dominion)
Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It opened as Scooby-Doo in 1974 after the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon character. Despite being classified as a family roller coaster and located in the children's area of the park, the ride notably has a ride rating of 4 out of 5.
Shockwave (Kings Dominion)
Shockwave is a stand-up roller coaster at Kings Dominion. Although not the first of its kind upon opening in 1986, closures elsewhere have since rendered it the oldest currently operating stand-up roller coaster in the United States.
Anaconda (Kings Dominion)
Anaconda is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia. Built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer, Anaconda opened in 1991 as the first looping roller coaster to feature an underwater tunnel and the first at Kings Dominion with more than one inversion.
Avalanche (Kings Dominion)
Avalanche is a bobsled roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. Avalanche opened in 1988 and is the only Mack bobsled coaster running in the United States today. It is located in the African-themed Congo section of the amusement park. There are seven cars per train and the various cars are themed after Olympic bobsleds that represent five countries. The countries include France, the United States, Germany, Sweden, and Canada.
Intimidator 305
Intimidator 305 is a steel roller coaster built by Intamin at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. Debuting as the park's fourteenth roller coaster, Intimidator 305 is located in the Congo section near Anaconda. Standing at 305 feet tall and reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour, it is the second Giga Coaster to be built in North America – the first was Millennium Force at Cedar Point. The $25 million investment was the largest of any ride in the park's history.
Flight of Fear
Flight of Fear is an enclosed launched roller coaster at two Cedar Fair parks, Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia and Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Both Flight of Fear roller coasters first opened in 1996 and were the world's first roller coasters to feature a linear induction motor launch.