Duke Dog Statue
Duke Dog Statue is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Dundore Mountain stands 1,244 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is James Madison statue, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 15 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 16 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillside Field: 0.3 mi
- The Quad: 0.3 mi
- Astronomy Park: 0.6 mi
- Purcell Park: 0.7 mi
- JMU UPARK Disc Golf Course: 0.8 mi
- Shavers Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mole Hill: 4.4 mi
- Shavers Hill: 5.7 mi
- Onyx Hill: 6.0 mi
- Massanutten Peak: 6.3 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 0.4 mi
- James Madison Statue: 0.5 mi
- Spirit Rock: 0.6 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 0.9 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 0.9 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 1.0 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 2.2 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 9.1 mi
- Seawright Springs: 12.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 13.8 mi
- Pitt Spring: 14.6 mi
- James Madison statue: 0.2 mi
- James Madison: 0.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 2.5 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 2.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.1 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 18.9 mi
- Fear Forest: 6.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 22.0 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 22.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 21.3 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
- ISAT Patio: 0.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Heishman Garden: 2.6 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 4.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 18.7 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 22.4 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 22.8 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Duke Dog Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundore Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,244 m | 15.7 mi |
| Oak Knob | WNW 284° | 1,175 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 317° | 1,124 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pond Knob | WNW 286° | 1,098 m | 15.4 mi |
| Goods Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,088 m | 14.2 mi |
| Second Mountain | NW 317° | 1,087 m | 11.7 mi |
| Lairds Knob | E 83° | 1,000 m | 7.8 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | ENE 73° | 975 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6776001284
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
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