Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford
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
- 17.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 6.4 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 7.4 mi
- Matthews Park: 8.4 mi
- Leakes Mill Park: 13.9 mi
- Rivanna Mills Dam: 0.2 mi
- Wood's Mill Dam: 1.7 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 2.3 mi
- Columbia Junction Lock: 2.6 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 3.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 0.3 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Hill: 6.2 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Tower Hill: 19.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 19.6 mi
- James Monroe: 19.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 20.7 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 22.1 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 22.6 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 16.4 mi
- Goochland County Historical Society: 18.3 mi
- Scouting Museum: 19.2 mi
- The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center: 20.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 20.7 mi
- 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
- Scheier Natural Area: 11.2 mi
- Hardware River: 11.3 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 16.2 mi
- Powhatan State Park: 16.4 mi
- 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
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.8 mi
- Canada: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Mountain | NNW 348° | 550 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 301° | 490 m | 24.8 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 309° | 477 m | 20.9 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 350° | 458 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 327° | 454 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hightop | NNW 338° | 445 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 333° | 442 m | 20.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 332° | 441 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmyra 3S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433483
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 23 mi
Take the scenic way to Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.