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Patrick Henry Monument

Patrick Henry Monument from directly overhead

Patrick Henry Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 258 m. Bull Mountain stands 977 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush, a garden 1.7 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 27 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49540175, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66747, -79.77891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 3.2 mi
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 4.6 mi
  • J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fisher Farm Park: 4.9 mi
  • Southside Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 47
Historic sites: 11
  • Former Confederate Flag: 21.8 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 21.8 mi
  • Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 21.9 mi
  • Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 22.1 mi
  • Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
  • White Falls: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 20.4 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull MountainW 274°977 m24.8 mi
Richwood KnobW 274°977 m24.8 mi
Gabes KnobW 275°908 m24.2 mi
Cooks KnobNNW 329°653 m22.5 mi
No Business MountainW 267°600 m21.9 mi
Fork MountainNNW 345°593 m13.2 mi
Hogpen MountainWNW 285°560 m19.7 mi
Brown HillNW 317°556 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0220:0320:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2916:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356564409

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