Lake Monocan Beach
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Lake Monocan Beach is a beach in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is McClain Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 22.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Catoctin Overlook · 4 mi
- Greenstone Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 5 mi
- Rock Point Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McClain Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Crawford Knob: 2.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Humpback Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Black Rock Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 8.5 mi
- Rife Park: 10.8 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.3 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 11.3 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Man: 19.2 mi
- Bear Statue: 19.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 19.9 mi
- Watering Can: 19.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Mirador: 10.7 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 15.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 16.6 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 18.2 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 2.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 8.5 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 12.1 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 17.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 20.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.1 mi
- Student Garden: 21.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 4.1 mi
- Dripping Rock: 4.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 5.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 6.8 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 18.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 19.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 8.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 12.0 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.3 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 4.0 mi
- White Rock Falls: 10.0 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 13.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 24.2 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 16.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 5.1 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 24.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Canada: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Lake Monocan Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | WSW 242° | 1,210 m | 7.0 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | W 280° | 1,172 m | 4.6 mi |
| Devils Knob | W 280° | 1,172 m | 4.7 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,099 m | 3.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | W 273° | 1,050 m | 3.6 mi |
| Kelley Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,001 m | 8.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 240° | 974 m | 7.6 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | W 260° | 950 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1393593096
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 23 mi
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