Union Mills Lock
Union Mills Lock is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Mills Dam, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
Circa 1796. The Rivanna lock is visible jutting out of the north bank of the river. A stone wall in the river is possibly the remains of a bridge. On the south bank is the remains of Union Mills Lock.
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, 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: 6.1 mi
- Riverview Park: 9.4 mi
- Oval Park: 9.7 mi
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 9.8 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Long Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Trevillian Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 8.8 mi
- James Monroe: 8.0 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 8.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.6 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 10.0 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 10.2 mi
- Union Mills Dam: 0.1 mi
- Crofton Lock: 1.8 mi
- Broken Island Locks and Dam: 4.1 mi
- Palmyra Mill Lock: 6.3 mi
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 7.4 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 8.7 mi
- West Lawn: 8.8 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Grove: 11.3 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 11.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 8.6 mi
- Monticello: 8.8 mi
- Michie Tavern: 9.2 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 11.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 1.1 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 1.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 1.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 1.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 2.0 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 14.1 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 8.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 10.7 mi
- Canada: 12.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Union Mills Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | W 269° | 563 m | 20.8 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | WSW 255° | 557 m | 20.9 mi |
| Peters Mountain | N 8° | 550 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Oliver | WSW 258° | 549 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | W 279° | 490 m | 14.6 mi |
| Carters Mountain | WNW 287° | 477 m | 9.7 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 10° | 458 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 328° | 454 m | 8.4 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/1341433500
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 11 mi
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