- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Knob521 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway10.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5807, -79.4002
Botanical Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled 179 m. Blue Knob stands 521 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 10 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | NW 305° | 521 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | NW 317° | 505 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 311° | 421 m | 24.6 mi |
| Nance Mountain | WNW 292° | 399 m | 25.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 314° | 383 m | 24.5 mi |
| Brier Mountain | NNW 326° | 358 m | 21.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | N 351° | 350 m | 9.3 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | NW 311° | 343 m | 21.4 mi |
- 10.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park: 0.3 mi
- Danville Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Shelton Street Park: 0.6 mi
- South Union Street Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.7 mi
- Soyar Mountain: 9.0 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 0.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 0.0 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 0.1 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 0.3 mi
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History: 0.0 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 0.2 mi
- Danville Science Center: 0.9 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 4.4 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 2.1 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 16.9 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 17.0 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 20.8 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 0.8 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 1.5 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 22.0 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- Prancing Horse: 10.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 2 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee17 obs
- Eastern Bluebird16 obs
- American Goldfinch15 obs
- White-tailed Deer13 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail12 obs
- Huron Skipper12 obs
- River Cooter10 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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