Union Mills Dam
Union Mills Dam is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Mills Lock, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
Dam ruins in the river. The lock in this area is built from both quarried stone and natural bedrock.
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 9 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 27 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 28 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Grove Park: 5.3 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 9.4 mi
- Oval Park: 9.6 mi
- Rives Park: 9.8 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Long Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Trevillian Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 8.8 mi
- James Monroe: 7.9 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 8.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.5 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 9.9 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 10.1 mi
- Union Mills Lock: 0.1 mi
- Crofton Lock: 1.9 mi
- Broken Island Locks and Dam: 4.1 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 6.4 mi
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 7.4 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 8.7 mi
- West Lawn: 8.7 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Grove: 11.2 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 8.5 mi
- Monticello: 8.7 mi
- Michie Tavern: 9.1 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 10.6 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 11.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 1.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 1.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 1.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 1.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 2.1 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 14.0 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 8.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 10.6 mi
- Canada: 11.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Union Mills Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | W 269° | 563 m | 20.7 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | WSW 255° | 557 m | 20.8 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 8° | 550 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Oliver | WSW 258° | 549 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | W 279° | 490 m | 14.5 mi |
| Carters Mountain | WNW 287° | 477 m | 9.6 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 11° | 458 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 329° | 454 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 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 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433501
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 11 mi
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