Palmyra Mill Lock
Palmyra Mill Lock is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District, a park 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 11 miles off.
Ruins of the lock, a mill, and the piers from a burned down covered bridge are all in this area.
The story
Location in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q3474707, matched on coordinates and name (499 m apart).
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 1.2 mi
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
- Billyville: 12.8 mi
- Scottsville Historic District: 13.1 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mountain Hill: 5.0 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 6.0 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 14.7 mi
- James Monroe: 13.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 13.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 14.4 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 15.8 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 16.3 mi
- Strange's Lock: 2.3 mi
- Broken Island Locks and Dam: 2.3 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 2.5 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 4.2 mi
- Crofton Lock: 4.6 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
- West Lawn: 14.7 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- The Grove: 17.3 mi
- CATS Grove: 17.4 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 13.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 14.4 mi
- Monticello: 14.7 mi
- Michie Tavern: 15.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 16.6 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Hardware River: 10.6 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 19.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 4.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 4.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 4.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 5.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 6.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 16.6 mi
- Canada: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Palmyra Mill Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | WNW 283° | 563 m | 24.3 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | W 271° | 557 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 357° | 550 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Oliver | W 274° | 549 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | W 272° | 529 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 295° | 490 m | 19.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 305° | 477 m | 14.8 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 359° | 458 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmyra 3S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433496
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 17 mi
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