- Elevation, modelled
- 425 m
- Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
- Oak Knob1,175 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive14.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4297, -78.8650
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled 425 m. Oak Knob stands 1,175 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Astronomy Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Edith J. Carrier Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knob | WNW 285° | 1,175 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 316° | 1,124 m | 15.2 mi |
| Goods Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,088 m | 14.8 mi |
| Second Mountain | NW 316° | 1,087 m | 12.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,025 m | 15.5 mi |
| Lairds Knob | E 80° | 1,000 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | ENE 70° | 975 m | 8.4 mi |
| Morgan Knob | ENE 62° | 936 m | 11.3 mi |
- 14.7 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
- 27.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 15 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 15 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Astronomy Park: 0.3 mi
- JMU UPARK Disc Golf Course: 0.3 mi
- University Park: 0.4 mi
- Hillside Field: 0.6 mi
- The Quad: 0.8 mi
- Shavers Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mole Hill: 4.9 mi
- Shavers Hill: 5.5 mi
- Massanutten Peak: 5.7 mi
- Onyx Hill: 6.5 mi
- Spirit Rock: 0.3 mi
- James Madison Statue: 0.3 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Turner Ashby Monument: 0.5 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 0.9 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 0.5 mi
- James Madison: 0.7 mi
- James Madison statue: 0.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 2.9 mi
- Rockingham springs: 7.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 9.6 mi
- Seawright Springs: 12.3 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 13.4 mi
- Elkton Spring: 14.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.7 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 5.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 17.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 22.0 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 22.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 15.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 4.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 18.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 22.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 25.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 0.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 3.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee337 obs
- striped wintergreen230 obs
- sassafras211 obs
- poison hemlock201 obs
- Western Honey Bee199 obs
- Huron Skipper182 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly168 obs
- Mallard130 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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