Free Speech Wall
Free Speech Wall is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Discovery Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 2 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albemarle Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Court Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Market Street Park: 0.2 mi
- McGuffey Park: 0.3 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 2.4 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Carters Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Piano Steps: 0.4 mi
- Deranged Blue: 0.4 mi
- Butt: 0.4 mi
- Second Stream: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Without Walls: 0.4 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 1.3 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 1.5 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 1.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 0.0 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 1.6 mi
- Monticello: 1.9 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Grove: 1.2 mi
- CATS Grove: 1.3 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 1.4 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 4.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.3 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.4 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.3 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 22.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.6 mi
- South River Falls: 24.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 3.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 23.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 19.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 24.7 mi
- Canada: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Free Speech Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | WSW 242° | 563 m | 13.8 mi |
| High Top | WSW 250° | 557 m | 13.2 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 250° | 553 m | 13.2 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 57° | 550 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 235° | 490 m | 7.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | S 191° | 477 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | NW 313° | 477 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | ENE 57° | 458 m | 13.3 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2572388940
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- Charlottesville · 0 mi
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