George Welsh
George Welsh is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Castle Rock stands 722 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Student Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
Head Football Coach, University of Virginia 1982-2000 Winningest coach in ACC & Virginia football history with a record of 134-86-3 in nineteen seasons
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 3 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darden Court: 0.3 mi
- The Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Nameless Field: 0.6 mi
- University of Virginia Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Fifeville Park: 0.8 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 0.4 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Song Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Top: 2.2 mi
- IN-trospection: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 0.6 mi
- Homer: 0.6 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 0.7 mi
- Graveyard Site: 0.3 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 0.6 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 0.6 mi
- Student Garden: 0.2 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 1.3 mi
- Keunen Garden: 1.4 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 2.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 3.2 mi
- Monticello: 3.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 12.3 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 14.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 13.1 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 13.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 13.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 17.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 17.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 23.7 mi
- South River Falls: 24.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.8 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 20.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 2.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 4.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 21.3 mi
- Endless View Farms: 21.3 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 17.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 22.7 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 23.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 23.8 mi
- Canada: 0.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of George Welsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | WSW 244° | 722 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mill Mountain | WSW 237° | 563 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Top | WSW 245° | 557 m | 11.4 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 245° | 553 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 222° | 490 m | 5.6 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SSE 160° | 477 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | NW 320° | 477 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | E 84° | 454 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6899219901
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 2 mi
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