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The Aviary

The Aviary from directly overhead

The Aviary is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenith Patterson & Carter Martin, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

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The story

Historic building in Miller Park, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Wikidata Q4828589, matched on coordinates and name (49 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
THE AVIARY | THIS RARE 18-SIDED BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY LYNCHBURG ARCHITECTS FRYE AND CHESTERMAN AND OPENED IN 1902 AS THE GIFT OF RANDOLPH GUGGENHEIMER. THE AVIARY NAME WAS CHOSEN AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY HOME TO EXOTIC BIRDS AND WILDLIFE WHICH...
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Coordinates37.40253, -79.16273

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Miller Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kemper Station Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westover Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • City Stadium Complex: 0.7 mi
  • College Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 15
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 0.4 mi
  • Olympic Runner: 0.5 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 0.8 mi
  • Mayor: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 1.4 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 20.8 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of The Aviary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW1,062 m18.2 mi
Highcock KnobNW931 m18.9 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN876 m11.4 mi
High PeakN876 m11.4 mi
No Business MountainWNW837 m12.6 mi
Rocky MountainWNW712 m11.2 mi
Shady MountainN687 m14.9 mi
Suck MountainWNW668 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:41
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11077469473

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