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Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit

Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit from directly overhead

Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Pool, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.

2-8-4 Berkshire C&O Kanawha #2760 1962-08

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park in Virginia, United States of America, United States of America

Wikidata Q49551444, matched on coordinates and name (105 m apart).

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Coordinates37.43939, -79.16473

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Riverside Pool: 0.0 mi
  • Constitution Tree Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • Even Post: 0.4 mi
  • Odd Tree: 0.5 mi
  • Josiah Holbrook (1788-1854): 1.7 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 22
  • Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 0.3 mi
  • Pest House Medical Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Station House Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Legacy Museum of African American History: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 18
  • Mayor: 1.8 mi
  • Piano: 1.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 2.1 mi
  • Lynchbug: 2.1 mi
  • Olympic Runner: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 1.2 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 9.4 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.8 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW 289°1,062 m17.2 mi
Highcock KnobWNW 300°931 m17.4 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN 351°876 m8.8 mi
High PeakN 351°876 m8.8 mi
No Business MountainW 281°837 m11.8 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 283°712 m10.2 mi
Shady MountainN 2°687 m12.3 mi
Peavine MountainNW 322°673 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 6 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8539548727

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