Skip to content
Byway
Historic site · Virginia

Beaver Creek Watershed Project

Beaver Creek Watershed Project from directly overhead

Beaver Creek Watershed Project is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Creek Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.07175, -78.65138

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Claudius Crozet Park: 2.4 mi
  • Playground: 3.3 mi
  • Flagler Court: 7.5 mi
  • Park at Ivy: 7.6 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 37
  • 3 Owl Statue: 5.4 mi
  • Bear Statue: 5.6 mi
  • Mountain Man: 5.8 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson: 7.5 mi
  • Moving Forward: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 20
Gardens: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 20.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 20.7 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 11.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 18.1 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 18.9 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Beaver Creek Watershed Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainWNW 294°964 m5.5 mi
Calf MountainW 275°908 m7.2 mi
Turk MountainWNW 295°899 m8.9 mi
Rocks MountainNW 318°896 m10.3 mi
Bear Den MountainW 268°879 m8.0 mi
Pasture Fence MountainNW 326°877 m7.3 mi
Calvary RocksNW 320°875 m10.3 mi
Scott MountainW 264°842 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2816:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556371757367564638
Precip in3.52.83.93.34.34.84.53.45.13.73.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11016879789

More historic sites in Virginia

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Beaver Creek Watershed Project.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens