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Court Street Baptist Church

Court Street Baptist Church from directly overhead

Court Street Baptist Church is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Langhorne Lewis (1851-1946), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q5178276, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.41654, -79.14665

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Elizabeth Langhorne Lewis (1851-1946): 0.0 mi
  • Hitching Post of Dr. Henry Grey Latham: 0.1 mi
  • Clay Street Reservoir: 0.1 mi
  • Rosalie Slaughter Morton, M.D. (1872-1968): 0.1 mi
  • Latham's Battery Gun House: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Biggers Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cliff's Edge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skatepark: 0.3 mi
  • Donna Park: 0.4 mi
  • College Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
  • Robert D Morrison Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Yoder Center Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Daniel's Hill Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Diamond Hill Center Garden: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 21.8 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Court Street Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW 293°1,062 m18.6 mi
Tobacco Row MountainNNW 347°876 m10.6 mi
High PeakNNW 347°876 m10.6 mi
No Business MountainWNW 287°837 m13.1 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 290°712 m11.6 mi
Shady MountainN 358°687 m13.9 mi
Banks MountainNNW 341°657 m17.6 mi
Big Piney MountainNNW 328°649 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:41
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12783306141

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