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JMU Alma Mater

JMU Alma Mater from directly overhead

JMU Alma Mater is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Dundore Mountain stands 1,244 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Quad, a park 0.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY 1908 - - - MADISON JAMES MADISON WE'LL BE FOREVER TRUE OUR LOYALTY WILL ALWAYS BE TO JMU WHILE FRIENDS REMAIN WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND KNOWLEDGE GUIDES OUR WAY JAMES MADISON WILL LEAD US ON TO CONQUER EACH NEW DAY - - ALMA MATER
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.43955, -78.87531

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Hillside Field: 0.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Denton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Westover Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 21
Artworks: 16
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Gardens: 5
  • ISAT Patio: 0.7 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 0.9 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of JMU Alma Mater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dundore MountainWNW 294°1,244 m15.4 mi
Oak KnobWNW 283°1,175 m14.3 mi
Feedstone MountainNW 313°1,174 m15.6 mi
Bald KnobNW 316°1,124 m14.3 mi
Pond KnobWNW 285°1,098 m15.1 mi
Goods MountainWNW 300°1,088 m13.9 mi
Second MountainNW 316°1,087 m11.3 mi
Lairds KnobE 86°1,000 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0420:44
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3016:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6775657043

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