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JB Fishburn Memorial

JB Fishburn Memorial from directly overhead

JB Fishburn Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 453 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Mountain Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.24319, -79.93729

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Beale Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 3
  • Tinker Cliffs: 13.9 mi
  • Dragon's Tooth: 15.3 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Well #25: 19.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of JB Fishburn Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poor MountainWSW 255°1,141 m12.2 mi
Cahas MountainSSW 206°1,083 m9.7 mi
Fort Lewis MountainWNW 290°998 m13.1 mi
Bent MountainSW 235°975 m11.3 mi
McAfee KnobNNW 332°974 m11.7 mi
Bull Run KnobSW 235°972 m11.3 mi
Masons KnobSW 228°961 m7.0 mi
Hemppatch MountainWSW 237°935 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice06:0020:0520:44
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3116:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674787670594841
Precip in3.22.93.53.54.34.74.33.44.13.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12026101253

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