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University of Lynchburg Community Garden

University of Lynchburg Community Garden from directly overhead

University of Lynchburg Community Garden is a garden in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackwater Creek Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University of Lynchburg

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.39852, -79.18849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blackwater Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Perrymont Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sandusky Park: 0.9 mi
  • Westover Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fort Avenue Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 22
Gardens: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Olympic Runner: 1.4 mi
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 1.8 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 2.0 mi
  • Mayor: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 6
  • Marble Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 2.3 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 12.5 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 19.4 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of University of Lynchburg Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW 299°1,062 m17.1 mi
Highcock KnobNW 310°931 m17.9 mi
High PeakN 360°876 m11.5 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN 360°876 m11.5 mi
No Business MountainWNW 296°837 m11.4 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 301°712 m10.1 mi
Shady MountainN 6°687 m15.2 mi
Peavine MountainNNW 331°673 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly111 obs
  • Christmas fern106 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel79 obs
  • White-tailed Deer64 obs
  • Canada Goose42 obs
  • Wingstem36 obs
  • Chestnut Carpenter Ant35 obs
  • wineberry34 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1021723819

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