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Jeremiah’s Corner

Jeremiah’s Corner from directly overhead

Jeremiah’s Corner is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates36.95198, -79.36439

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Parks: 32
  • Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park: 0.2 mi
  • Elba Park: 0.5 mi
  • Gretna Town Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pittsylvania County Courtyard: 8.9 mi
  • Frances Hurt Park: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Saponi Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 8.8 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Dinwiddie Arboretum: 13.4 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 1
  • LOVE: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jeremiah’s Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith MountainWNW 291°590 m11.9 mi
Blue KnobWSW 242°521 m25.0 mi
Chesnut MountainW 262°515 m21.8 mi
Turkeycock MountainWSW 245°505 m19.7 mi
Greer KnobWNW 283°495 m13.0 mi
Hickory KnobWSW 245°421 m22.8 mi
Johnson MountainN 0°405 m16.6 mi
Jacks MountainW 275°401 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2816:2517:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556371767468564639
Precip in4.22.84.03.94.54.24.24.15.03.53.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12511859159

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