Dr. Robert Withers Morgan
Dr. Robert Withers Morgan is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgia Weston Morgan, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Q-6 32| Dr. Robert Withers Morgan (1844-1904)
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 20 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kemper Station Park: 0.3 mi
- Miller Park: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.6 mi
- College Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Yoder Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Candler Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Jack Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Mount Athos: 6.1 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Georgia Weston Morgan: 0.0 mi
- Q-6 53 Edward Christian Glass (1852-1931): 0.2 mi
- Union Prisoner of War Camp: 0.3 mi
- Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station: 0.3 mi
- Q-6 37 Lucille Chaffin Kent (1909-1997): 0.4 mi
- Station House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 0.5 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 0.5 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 0.7 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 1.0 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 1.1 mi
- Olympic Runner: 0.2 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 0.3 mi
- Mayor: 0.7 mi
- Diamond Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hayes Monument: 1.1 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 0.1 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 0.1 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.1 mi
- Point of Honor: 1.3 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 2.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 18.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 19.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.6 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 0.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 20.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 21.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.5 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.5 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Dr. Robert Withers Morgan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,062 m | 18.1 mi |
| Highcock Knob | NW 305° | 931 m | 18.7 mi |
| High Peak | N 352° | 876 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 352° | 876 m | 10.9 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 290° | 837 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 294° | 712 m | 11.1 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 1° | 687 m | 14.4 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 344° | 657 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12379062337
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 1 mi
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