Giant Shad Fish
Giant Shad Fish is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. High Top Mountain stands 695 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Darden Towe Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 22.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 3 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 19 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darden Towe Park: 0.1 mi
- Oval Park: 0.6 mi
- Pen Park: 0.6 mi
- Northeast Park: 0.7 mi
- Unity Field: 0.9 mi
- Trevillian Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Speech Stump: 0.8 mi
- Looking for Ice: 1.3 mi
- The Biker: 1.4 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 1.5 mi
- Metallice Glosserous: 1.8 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 1.4 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 2.7 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 2.8 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 2.9 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 1.2 mi
- The Grove: 1.2 mi
- CATS Grove: 1.2 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 2.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 1.6 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Monticello: 2.2 mi
- Michie Tavern: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 2.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 5.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.4 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.5 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.8 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.8 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.8 mi
- South River Falls: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.9 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 1.6 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 4.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 24.0 mi
- Endless View Farms: 24.1 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 24.0 mi
- Canada: 2.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 19.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Giant Shad Fish. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Top Mountain | NW 315° | 695 m | 14.8 mi |
| High Top | WSW 248° | 557 m | 14.8 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 248° | 553 m | 14.8 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 57° | 550 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 236° | 490 m | 8.6 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SSW 205° | 477 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | NW 306° | 477 m | 12.1 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | ENE 57° | 458 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 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 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9671257875
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 2 mi
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