Bedford County
Bedford County is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivy Creek Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1948
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Formed in 1753 from Lumenburg and Albemarle, and named for the Fourth Duke of Bedford, English Statesman. The Peaks of Otter are in this County.
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ivy Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Sandusky Park: 1.9 mi
- Peaks View Park: 2.0 mi
- Perrymont Park: 2.4 mi
- Blackwater Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Candler Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Jackson Peak: 6.4 mi
- Dolly Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Steam Powered Machinery: 3.1 mi
- Fort Early: 3.3 mi
- Helen Pesci Wood Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Jubal Early Memorial: 3.3 mi
- World War tree memorial: 3.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 3.7 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 3.7 mi
- The Chaplains Museum: 4.1 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 4.2 mi
- Station House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 3.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
- Olympic Runner: 3.8 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 4.2 mi
- Hayes Monument: 4.4 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 4.5 mi
- Mayor: 4.7 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 4.1 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 4.2 mi
- VUL Sign: 4.5 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 4.9 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 4.9 mi
- Marble Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hunting Spring: 17.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.6 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 24.4 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 4.5 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 14.0 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 16.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 24.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 18.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 19.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 24.2 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.2 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Bedford County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,287 m | 17.5 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 302° | 1,221 m | 17.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,157 m | 17.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,131 m | 18.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | NW 305° | 1,062 m | 15.2 mi |
| Highcock Knob | NW 316° | 931 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NNE 11° | 876 m | 12.0 mi |
| High Peak | NNE 11° | 876 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7948774844
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 5 mi
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