- Elevation, modelled
- 221 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Terrapin Mountain1,062 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway14.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3924, -79.1774
Steam Powered Machinery is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled 221 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Early, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Steam Powered Machinery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,062 m | 17.9 mi |
| Highcock Knob | NW 309° | 931 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 357° | 876 m | 12.0 mi |
| High Peak | N 357° | 876 m | 12.0 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 296° | 837 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 301° | 712 m | 10.8 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 4° | 687 m | 15.6 mi |
| Suck Mountain | WNW 284° | 668 m | 18.6 mi |
- 14.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 19.5 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 20 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Fort Early: 0.3 mi
- Jubal Early Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Helen Pesci Wood Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- World War tree memorial: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Red Oak: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Candler Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Jack Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Mount Athos: 7.0 mi
- Locke Mountain: 8.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 1.0 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 1.6 mi
- Station House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- VUL Sign: 1.4 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 1.5 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 1.5 mi
- Point of Honor: 2.7 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Apple Orchard Falls: 21.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 2 mi
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