Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Roanoke Warehouse Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Across the street from this spot stood the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad Depot. The boundaries of the town of Big Lick were set out in the 1874 Charter as, "Commencing at this point and extending therefrom one-half mile N, E, S, and W."
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 2 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 4 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roanoke Warehouse Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Elmwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Loudon Park: 0.6 mi
- Day Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.0 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Roanoke Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Oscar Micheaux: 0.1 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 0.1 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 0.1 mi
- Rorer Hall: 0.2 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 0.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 0.2 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 0.3 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 0.3 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Explore Park: 5.8 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 7.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 8.3 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 0.1 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Star: 1.7 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 11.8 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 12.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 0.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 0.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 2.5 mi
- The Rock: 6.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 1.5 mi
- Beale Garden: 5.6 mi
- Victory Garden: 22.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 14.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 15.3 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 17.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 17.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 24.3 mi
- Howrytown: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,141 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,083 m | 11.5 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | WNW 282° | 998 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bent Mountain | SW 226° | 975 m | 12.5 mi |
| McAfee Knob | NNW 328° | 974 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | SW 226° | 972 m | 12.4 mi |
| Masons Knob | SW 215° | 961 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | SW 226° | 935 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10827245306
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