Rivanna Mills Dam
Rivanna Mills Dam is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 17 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Remains of a 19-foot high dam dating from the 1850's. On the north side of the river is the remains of the basement wall of the old flour mill.
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 2.9 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 7.3 mi
- Matthews Park: 8.7 mi
- Leakes Mill Park: 14.1 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 0.2 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Hill: 6.0 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 19.3 mi
- Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford: 0.2 mi
- Wood's Mill Dam: 1.8 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 2.1 mi
- Columbia Junction Lock: 2.7 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 3.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 19.5 mi
- James Monroe: 19.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 20.6 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 21.9 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 22.5 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 16.2 mi
- Goochland County Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Scouting Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center: 20.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 20.5 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 19.5 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 20.7 mi
- West Lawn: 20.8 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Powhatan County Historic Garden: 22.8 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 11.0 mi
- Hardware River: 11.0 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 16.1 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 10.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.7 mi
- Canada: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rivanna Mills Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Mountain | NNW 348° | 550 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 301° | 490 m | 24.6 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 310° | 477 m | 20.8 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 350° | 458 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 328° | 454 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hightop | NNW 339° | 445 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 334° | 442 m | 20.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 332° | 441 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433481
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 23 mi
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