Raphael

Raphael: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Raphael

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Raphael — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.90468, -76.20271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Raphael

• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~3 km · Must-see
• East Ocean View Community Park · park · Norfolk · ~3 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
• F/A-18 · attraction · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~14 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Raphael

Other other attractions near Raphael

• F/A-18 · attraction · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~22 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Lady · attraction · Virginia Beach · ~26 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cherrystone Bar Light · attraction · Northampton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pantheon · attraction · James City · ~67 km · Must-see
• Verbolten · attraction · James City · ~67 km · Must-see

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