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Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan

Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan from directly overhead

Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Horton Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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"On the knoll to the Northeast is the grave of Col. Elijah McClanahan and his wife, Agatha Strother Lewis. Agatha was the daughter of Col. Andrew Lewis Jr. and a grand-daughter of Gen. Andrew Lewis, famous Indian fighter and leader of the Colonial forces
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How to reach it

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Coordinates37.28522, -79.97616

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Beale Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Tinker Cliffs: 10.6 mi
  • Dragon's Tooth: 12.0 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Well #25: 20.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poor MountainWSW 238°1,141 m11.4 mi
Cahas MountainS 191°1,083 m11.8 mi
Fort Lewis MountainW 279°998 m10.2 mi
Bent MountainSW 217°975 m11.8 mi
McAfee KnobNNW 336°974 m8.1 mi
Bull Run KnobSW 217°972 m11.8 mi
Masons KnobSSW 202°961 m8.2 mi
Brush MountainWNW 291°943 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0020:0620:44
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3116:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674787670594841
Precip in3.22.93.53.54.34.74.33.44.13.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10550568871

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