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Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station

Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station from directly overhead

Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kemper Station Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40629, -79.15682

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Inner Defenses: 0.2 mi
  • John Warwick Daniel Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
  • Camp Davis: 0.3 mi
  • Amelia Perry Pride's Dorchester Home: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 16
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 0.0 mi
  • Olympic Runner: 0.5 mi
  • Mayor: 0.7 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Diamond Hill: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 21.1 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW 295°1,062 m18.4 mi
Highcock KnobNW 305°931 m19.0 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN 351°876 m11.1 mi
High PeakN 351°876 m11.1 mi
No Business MountainWNW 290°837 m12.8 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 294°712 m11.4 mi
Shady MountainN 360°687 m14.6 mi
Banks MountainNNW 344°657 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

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/10133029579

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