- Elevation, modelled
- 164 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Brier Mountain358 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway8.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5726, -79.3643
Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled 164 m. Brier Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Danville Welcome Center, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Mountain | NW 323° | 358 m | 22.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 340° | 350 m | 10.4 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | NW 309° | 343 m | 23.3 mi |
| Glady Fork Mountain | WNW 303° | 334 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | S 187° | 286 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stills Mountain | W 277° | 281 m | 16.7 mi |
| Judy Byrd Mountain | W 272° | 273 m | 12.7 mi |
| Drag Mountain | W 269° | 272 m | 23.7 mi |
- 8.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dan Daniel Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Anglers Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Goodyear Park: 1.4 mi
- Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ghost Island Monument: 0.8 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 1.7 mi
- Doyle Thomas Monument: 1.8 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 1.8 mi
- Mountain Hill: 2.6 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Soyar Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Danville Science Center: 1.4 mi
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History: 2.1 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 2.2 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 5.0 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.3 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 17.6 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 17.6 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 1.8 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 3.5 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 20.6 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 0.0 mi
- Prancing Horse: 8.7 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:01 | 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, under a mile away.
- American sweetgum12 obs
- American sycamore11 obs
- box elder10 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug10 obs
- Central Ratsnake10 obs
- Marbled Salamander9 obs
- beefsteak plant9 obs
- princess tree9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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