3rd Wisconsin Monument
3rd Wisconsin Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Old Rag Mountain stands 998 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonewall Brigade Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 20 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 20 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Thorofare Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Bruce Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 0.3 mi
- Kestner Wayside Park: 4.4 mi
- Rockwater Park: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 4.8 mi
- Madison Wayside: 5.0 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 0.4 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Bloomsbury: 11.5 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 18.4 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 18.6 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 18.8 mi
- Cave Falls: 19.5 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 20.2 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 5.9 mi
- Salubria: 10.0 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- James Madison Museum: 11.8 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 21.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 22.4 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.9 mi
- Furnace Spring: 21.2 mi
- Davids Spring: 21.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 21.7 mi
- Lake Orange: 13.0 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.5 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 22.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 4.9 mi
- LOVE: 4.9 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 14.4 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 21.3 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of 3rd Wisconsin Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rag Mountain | NW 306° | 998 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sag Top | W 279° | 665 m | 15.6 mi |
| Utz Hightop | W 275° | 643 m | 14.7 mi |
| Chapman Mountain | WNW 283° | 572 m | 16.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 263° | 505 m | 15.1 mi |
| Graves Mountain | WNW 293° | 501 m | 16.4 mi |
| Baldtop | W 269° | 499 m | 14.1 mi |
| Browns Mountain | NW 318° | 490 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7840772365
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
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