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Kenith Patterson & Carter Martin

Kenith Patterson & Carter Martin from directly overhead

Kenith Patterson & Carter Martin is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallen Firefighters Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
FOUNTAIN LIGHTING PROVIDED BY|LYNCHBURG FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL FUND|IN MEMORY OF|KENITH PATTERSON & CARTER MARTIN|LYNCHBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS|WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY VOLUNTEERING|WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS|1995
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Coordinates37.40250, -79.16133

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Miller Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kemper Station Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Stadium Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Westover Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • College Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 15
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 0.4 mi
  • Olympic Runner: 0.5 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 0.8 mi
  • Mayor: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 1.4 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 20.9 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Kenith Patterson & Carter Martin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW1,062 m18.3 mi
Highcock KnobNW931 m18.9 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN876 m11.4 mi
High PeakN876 m11.4 mi
No Business MountainWNW837 m12.7 mi
Rocky MountainWNW712 m11.2 mi
Shady MountainN687 m14.9 mi
Suck MountainWNW668 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11176901902

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