Strange's Lock
Strange's Lock is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Appleberry Mountain stands 557 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carysbrook Lock and Dam, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Strange's Lock. Built for batteau boats around the 1830's. The wooden sides of the lock have been preserved at the water level.
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 3.3 mi
- Matthews Park: 12.0 mi
- Scottsville Historic District: 13.5 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Hill: 3.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 3.9 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Carters Mountain: 16.7 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 15.4 mi
- James Monroe: 15.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.5 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 17.9 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 18.5 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 0.7 mi
- White Rock Lock and Dam: 2.0 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 2.3 mi
- Rivanna Mills Dam: 4.1 mi
- Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford: 4.2 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 16.7 mi
- West Lawn: 16.8 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 19.3 mi
- The Grove: 19.5 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 13.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 16.5 mi
- Monticello: 16.8 mi
- Michie Tavern: 17.1 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 18.7 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Hardware River: 9.7 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 18.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 6.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 7.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 7.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 7.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 8.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 15.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 18.7 mi
- Canada: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strange's Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleberry Mountain | W 276° | 557 m | 24.0 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 355° | 550 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Oliver | W 278° | 549 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | W 276° | 529 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 299° | 490 m | 20.7 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 309° | 477 m | 16.7 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 357° | 458 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 331° | 454 m | 16.9 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 | 19:12 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433473
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
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