- Elevation, modelled
- 454 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- Dundore Mountain1,244 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4708, -78.8805
Reader's Guide to an Open Window is a artwork in Virginia, at a modelled 454 m. Dundore Mountain stands 1,244 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Flames, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 17 miles off.
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Reader's Guide to an Open Window. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundore Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,244 m | 14.4 mi |
| Meadow Knob | W 280° | 1,184 m | 15.1 mi |
| Oak Knob | W 274° | 1,175 m | 13.7 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | NW 308° | 1,174 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | NW 313° | 1,137 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 310° | 1,124 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pond Knob | W 277° | 1,098 m | 14.5 mi |
| Goods Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,088 m | 12.7 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 17 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 18 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alumni Park: 0.1 mi
- Parkwoods Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Morrison Park: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Park: 1.5 mi
- Westover Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Mole Hill: 4.2 mi
- Shavers Hill: 4.5 mi
- Round Hill: 4.7 mi
- Onyx Hill: 5.4 mi
- Green Hill: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 1.8 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 2.2 mi
- James Madison Statue: 2.7 mi
- Spirit Rock: 2.8 mi
Museums: 20
Springs: 16
- Beaver Creek Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rockingham springs: 9.6 mi
- Pitt Spring: 13.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 14.2 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 15
- Flames: 0.0 mi
- Love Essence: 0.0 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 0.1 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 19.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.1 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 19.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Fear Forest: 8.6 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 20.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.8 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.5 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Heishman Garden: 0.1 mi
- ISAT Patio: 2.7 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 3.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Mole Hill Acres: 4.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 20.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 23.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Yellow Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 15.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 15.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
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