- Elevation, modelled
- 243 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Terrapin Mountain1,062 m · 18.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway15.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4087, -79.1537
Inner Defenses is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled 243 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is John Warwick Daniel Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Inner Defenses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,062 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 350° | 876 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Peak | N 350° | 876 m | 11.0 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 289° | 837 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 293° | 712 m | 11.5 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 359° | 687 m | 14.5 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 343° | 657 m | 18.0 mi |
| Big Piney Mountain | NNW 330° | 649 m | 18.3 mi |
- 15.0 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 18.4 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 21 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- John Warwick Daniel Statue: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Methodist Church: 0.0 mi
- Inner Defenses: 0.2 mi
- Historic 1912 Kemper Street Station: 0.2 mi
- Camp Davis: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Candler Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Jack Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Mount Athos: 5.7 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Anne Spencer House: 0.4 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 0.4 mi
- Station House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 0.3 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 0.3 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.0 mi
- Point of Honor: 1.0 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Panther Falls: 21.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 22.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 1 mi
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