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African American Memory & Storyboard

African American Memory & Storyboard from directly overhead

African American Memory & Storyboard is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 637 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery County Confederate Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.13010, -80.40886

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 0.1 mi
  • Keffer Oak: 15.3 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 15.4 mi
  • One Clear View: 15.6 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 13.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of African American Memory & Storyboard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 335°1,327 m16.8 mi
Doe MountainNNW 330°1,211 m17.9 mi
Poor MountainENE 72°1,141 m14.9 mi
Kelly KnobN 354°1,141 m15.7 mi
Johns Creek MountainNNW 335°1,121 m16.0 mi
Bruisers KnobNNE 13°1,045 m15.8 mi
High Knoll MountainSW 230°985 m16.2 mi
Bent MountainE 86°975 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0320:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3216:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526068727165544436
Precip in3.22.83.73.54.74.14.13.43.72.92.83.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12632600719

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