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DAK Lights

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Elevation, modelled
657 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Sugar Run Mountain1,238 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkway26.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
37.0917, -80.6979
DAK Lights from directly overhead

DAK Lights is a artwork in Virginia, at a modelled 657 m. Sugar Run Mountain stands 1,238 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Randolph Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 26 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of DAK Lights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar Run MountainNW 321°1,238 m13.8 mi
Flat Top MountainNW 318°1,179 m14.0 mi
High RockW 275°1,153 m15.1 mi
Pearis MountainNNW 347°1,148 m15.4 mi
Johns Creek MountainNNE 28°1,121 m19.4 mi
Angels RestNNW 347°1,105 m15.9 mi
Sentinel PointNNW 338°1,050 m16.2 mi
Dead Pine MountainS 175°1,048 m11.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:0420:0820:47
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3316:2917:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643526168727165544436
Precip in3.22.73.63.64.04.03.83.53.22.82.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 5 mi away.

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