Wheeler Cliff
Wheeler Cliff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 11 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 201 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 26.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Jack Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Paradise Hill: 7.9 mi
- Jerry Falwell Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Richard's Angel: 10.7 mi
- Presbyterian Orphanage Children: 10.7 mi
- Quenna Stovall Folk Artist: 10.7 mi
- CB Fleet (Chapstick): 10.7 mi
- Abbott-Duncan Recreation Fields: 4.0 mi
- Ruritan Park: 5.9 mi
- Jackson Heights Neighborhood Park: 9.6 mi
- Fairview Heights Recreation Center: 9.7 mi
- Civitan Park: 10.0 mi
- Campbell County Museum: 5.1 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 10.4 mi
- The Chaplains Museum: 10.5 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 11.0 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 11.3 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 9.7 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 11.1 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 11.2 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 10.9 mi
- Hayes Monument: 10.9 mi
- LOVE: 11.1 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 11.2 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 11.3 mi
- VUL Sign: 10.9 mi
- Point of Honor: 11.9 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 11.9 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 11.9 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 12.9 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 12.5 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 19.0 mi
- Featherfin: 24.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 9.1 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheeler Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NNW 333° | 876 m | 21.7 mi |
| High Peak | NNW 333° | 876 m | 21.7 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 303° | 837 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 305° | 712 m | 22.6 mi |
| Shady Mountain | NNW 341° | 687 m | 24.4 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | NW 305° | 645 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jackson Peak | NW 307° | 643 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 302° | 620 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appomattox, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356567356
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- Lynchburg · 11 mi
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