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Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford

Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford from directly overhead

Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivanna Mills Dam, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 17 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Rock remains of bridge piers at Bryant's Ford.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78778, -78.19253

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 27
Peaks: 26
Gardens: 10
  • Louisa Downtown Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Monticello Vegetable Garden: 20.9 mi
  • West Lawn: 20.9 mi
  • Cascadia Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Powhatan County Historic Garden: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Monticello Beach 2: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.1 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.2 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.4 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peters MountainNNW 348°550 m23.9 mi
Dudley MountainWNW 301°490 m24.8 mi
Carters MountainNW 309°477 m20.9 mi
Goodlow MountainN 350°458 m24.4 mi
Wolfpit MountainNNW 327°454 m20.9 mi
HightopNNW 338°445 m22.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 333°442 m20.9 mi
Long MountainNNW 332°441 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5220:0020:39
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2516:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556372767467564638
Precip in3.12.83.83.33.94.14.23.54.33.73.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmyra 3S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1341433483

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