Bethany Church
Bethany Church is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 252 m. Sharp Top Mountain stands 1,167 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 252 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 26 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Mountain: 0.3 mi
- King George Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hogan's Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stone Road Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Pittsylvania Wayside Park: 4.8 mi
- Roosevelt Mattox Park: 5.3 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 5.3 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- English Park: 5.7 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 5.4 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Roark Mill: 6.3 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 12.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 6.7 mi
- Saponi Garden: 12.4 mi
- Victory Garden: 15.9 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 16.4 mi
- Avoca Museum: 6.7 mi
- Yates Tavern: 13.7 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 15.7 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 16.4 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 17.9 mi
- LOVE: 5.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 17.5 mi
- Hayes Monument: 22.4 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 22.4 mi
- Olympic Runner: 22.7 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 15.8 mi
- VUL Sign: 22.4 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 23.0 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 23.0 mi
- Point of Honor: 24.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 23.7 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 16.7 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Bethany Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,167 m | 23.9 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NNW 330° | 1,074 m | 23.8 mi |
| No Business Mountain | N 2° | 837 m | 23.4 mi |
| Taylors Mountain | NW 320° | 776 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 6° | 712 m | 23.7 mi |
| Suck Mountain | NNW 344° | 668 m | 23.3 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | N 11° | 645 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jackson Peak | N 11° | 643 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356560128
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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