Old Turntable Location
Old Turntable Location is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is LOVE, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 15.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 22 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Percival's Island Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- City Market Lofts Dog park: 0.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Riveredge Park: 0.6 mi
- Luke Jordan, Blues Pioneer: 0.3 mi
- Diamond Hill: 0.5 mi
- MG Robert Emmet Rodes: 0.7 mi
- Supplying Lee's Army: 0.7 mi
- General Samuel Garland: 0.7 mi
- Mount Athos: 4.5 mi
- Candler Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Jack Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Amazement Square: 0.7 mi
- Lynchburg Museum: 0.8 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 1.2 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 1.3 mi
- Station House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 0.8 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 1.0 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 1.4 mi
- LOVE: 0.3 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 0.4 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 0.5 mi
- "TOGETHER WE THRIVE": 0.5 mi
- Diamond Hill: 0.6 mi
- Point of Honor: 1.0 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.5 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 1.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 1.6 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 2.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 20.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 20.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.8 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 1.7 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 22.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.3 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 23.2 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.9 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Old Turntable Location. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NNW 343° | 876 m | 11.2 mi |
| High Peak | NNW 343° | 876 m | 11.2 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 288° | 837 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 291° | 712 m | 12.6 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 354° | 687 m | 14.5 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 339° | 657 m | 18.4 mi |
| Big Piney Mountain | NNW 327° | 649 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | WNW 287° | 645 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6509170722
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 1 mi
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