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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: 59
Artworks: 30
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: 8
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 15.5 miles of Charlottesville Woolen Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainWSW563 m14.6 mi
High TopWSW557 m14.2 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW553 m14.1 mi
Peters MountainNE550 m11.7 mi
Dudley MountainWSW490 m7.7 mi
Carters MountainSSW477 m3.4 mi
Pigeon Top MountainNW477 m12.8 mi
Goodlow MountainNE458 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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