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Thomas Jefferson Statue

Thomas Jefferson Statue from directly overhead

Thomas Jefferson Statue is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Castle Rock stands 722 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lawn, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates38.03388, -78.50485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Lawn: 0.0 mi
  • University of Virginia Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • Nameless Field: 0.3 mi
  • Darden Court: 0.3 mi
  • Fifeville Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 32
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 14
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.7 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 13.2 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.3 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.1 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 21.4 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Thomas Jefferson Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWSW 245°722 m13.4 mi
High Top MountainNW 325°695 m13.4 mi
Mill MountainWSW 238°563 m12.7 mi
High TopWSW 246°557 m12.0 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW 246°553 m12.0 mi
Dudley MountainSW 225°490 m6.1 mi
Carters MountainSSE 168°477 m3.8 mi
Pigeon Top MountainNW 317°477 m10.4 mi
Conditions

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 °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3485420131

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