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Charlottesville Woolen Mills

Charlottesville Woolen Mills from directly overhead

Charlottesville Woolen Mills is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02195, -78.45654

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 30
  • Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Kitty Foster Homestead: 2.7 mi
  • Kitty Foster Cemetery: 2.7 mi
  • Ash Lawn - Highland: 2.7 mi
  • University of Virginia Historic Marker: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 9.4 mi
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 10.2 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 10.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.6 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 20.5 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Charlottesville Woolen Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainWSW 246°563 m14.6 mi
High TopWSW 253°557 m14.2 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW 253°553 m14.1 mi
Peters MountainNE 52°550 m11.7 mi
Dudley MountainWSW 243°490 m7.7 mi
Carters MountainSSW 212°477 m3.4 mi
Pigeon Top MountainNW 311°477 m12.8 mi
Goodlow MountainNE 52°458 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556472767467574739
Precip in2.72.74.03.54.64.54.94.44.84.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13963664383

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