Carysbrook Lock and Dam
Carysbrook Lock and Dam is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Appleberry Mountain stands 557 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Strange's Lock, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built during the 1850's. The stone lock and traces of the dam still exist here.
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 3.7 mi
- Matthews Park: 11.3 mi
- Billyville: 13.1 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 2.7 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 3.5 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.4 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 17.2 mi
- James Monroe: 15.9 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 15.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.9 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 18.3 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 18.8 mi
- Strange's Lock: 0.7 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 1.7 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 2.5 mi
- Rivanna Mills Dam: 3.6 mi
- Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford: 3.8 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 17.1 mi
- West Lawn: 17.2 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 18.7 mi
- The Grove: 19.8 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 16.9 mi
- Monticello: 17.2 mi
- Michie Tavern: 17.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 19.1 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Hardware River: 10.3 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 14.0 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 18.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 6.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 7.3 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 7.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 7.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 8.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 15.9 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 19.1 mi
- Canada: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carysbrook Lock and Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleberry Mountain | W 275° | 557 m | 24.6 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 353° | 550 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 298° | 490 m | 21.3 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 308° | 477 m | 17.2 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 355° | 458 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 329° | 454 m | 17.2 mi |
| Hightop | NNW 342° | 445 m | 18.6 mi |
| Fan Mountains | W 280° | 444 m | 23.4 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 | 19:12 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433476
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
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