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Looking for Ice

Looking for Ice from directly overhead

Looking for Ice is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. High Top Mountain stands 695 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Mini-Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

What the record says

Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04109, -78.47677

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bailey Mini-Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schenk's Greenway: 0.2 mi
  • Unity Field: 0.4 mi
  • Northeast Park: 0.6 mi
  • McGuffey Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
Artworks: 32
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.9 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 12.3 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.4 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.7 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 22.9 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Looking for Ice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High Top MountainNW 318°695 m13.9 mi
Mill MountainWSW 239°563 m14.2 mi
High TopWSW 247°557 m13.6 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW 247°553 m13.6 mi
Peters MountainENE 60°550 m11.9 mi
Dudley MountainSW 230°490 m7.5 mi
Carters MountainS 189°477 m4.3 mi
Pigeon Top MountainNW 310°477 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556472767467574739
Precip in2.72.74.03.54.64.54.94.44.84.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12405902620

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