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VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial

VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial from directly overhead

VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 635 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is VTCC 'VT", a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Inscription
This square contains a memorial to students of VT and members of the VTCC that participated in WW1, as well as having a brick for Matthew LaPorte's actions during the April 16th shooting in 2007
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.23037, -80.41921

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • VTCC 'VT": 0.0 mi
  • PT Pit: 0.1 mi
  • Shanks Plain: 0.1 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Henderson Lawn: 0.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 11
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 7.0 mi
  • Keffer Oak: 8.6 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 12.6 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 13.5 mi
  • One Clear View: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 18.6 mi
  • Waterfront: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 322°1,327 m10.5 mi
Butt MountainNW 311°1,282 m14.7 mi
Lookoff RockNW 311°1,256 m14.5 mi
Wind RockNNW 337°1,246 m13.8 mi
Brushy TopNW 318°1,236 m14.9 mi
Lone Pine PeakNNW 341°1,232 m13.0 mi
Salt Pond MountainNNW 341°1,231 m13.0 mi
Doe MountainNW 316°1,211 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0220:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3316:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516068727064534335
Precip in3.22.83.83.84.54.34.23.63.42.92.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/855676062

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