Broken Island Locks and Dam
Broken Island Locks and Dam is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Appleberry Mountain stands 557 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Grove Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
Stone and timbers in the riverbed are the remains of the 1830's lock and dam.
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Grove Park: 1.4 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 2.1 mi
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 5.8 mi
- Billyville: 12.3 mi
- Scottsville Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mountain Hill: 6.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 8.2 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 12.5 mi
- James Monroe: 11.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 12.4 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 13.8 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 14.2 mi
- Crofton Lock: 2.3 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 2.3 mi
- Union Mills Lock: 4.1 mi
- Union Mills Dam: 4.1 mi
- Strange's Lock: 4.5 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 12.6 mi
- West Lawn: 12.6 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- The Grove: 15.2 mi
- CATS Grove: 15.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 12.4 mi
- Monticello: 12.6 mi
- Michie Tavern: 13.0 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 13.2 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 14.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Hardware River: 11.9 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 17.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 2.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 2.7 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 2.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 3.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 3.9 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 11.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 14.5 mi
- Canada: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Broken Island Locks and Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleberry Mountain | W 265° | 557 m | 22.4 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 359° | 550 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Oliver | W 268° | 549 m | 22.5 mi |
| Brush Mountain | W 266° | 529 m | 22.8 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 289° | 490 m | 17.5 mi |
| Carters Mountain | WNW 299° | 477 m | 13.1 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 1° | 458 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 328° | 454 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433497
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 14 mi
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