Crofton Lock
Crofton Lock is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Monticello Beach 2, a beach 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
The remains of wood framing and planking backed by thick stonewalls are visible on the river bottom when the river is low.
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 11 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 29 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 29 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Grove Park: 3.6 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 4.4 mi
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 8.0 mi
- Riverview Park: 11.2 mi
- Oval Park: 11.5 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 7.2 mi
- Mountain Hill: 8.8 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 10.3 mi
- James Monroe: 9.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 10.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 10.3 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 11.8 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 12.0 mi
- Union Mills Lock: 1.8 mi
- Union Mills Dam: 1.9 mi
- Broken Island Locks and Dam: 2.3 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 4.6 mi
- Strange's Lock: 6.8 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 10.5 mi
- West Lawn: 10.5 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- The Grove: 13.1 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 10.3 mi
- Monticello: 10.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 11.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 12.4 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 12.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 0.7 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 0.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 1.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 1.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 2.0 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Hardware River: 13.4 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 15.7 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 9.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 12.4 mi
- Canada: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Crofton Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | W 273° | 563 m | 22.0 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | W 259° | 557 m | 21.7 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 3° | 550 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Oliver | W 263° | 549 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 283° | 490 m | 16.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | WNW 292° | 477 m | 11.3 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 5° | 458 m | 15.0 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 327° | 454 m | 10.2 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 | 20:40 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433499
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 12 mi
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