Westlake Sundial
Westlake Sundial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 418 m. Wallace Peak stands 1,151 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Seibert Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- In memory of William O Westlake Lat. 37-57-09 Long. 79-27-38 Scoutmaster 1927 - 1961 Troop Eight Washington D.C.
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 16 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Knob: 0.8 mi
- Viewing Rock: 1.4 mi
- The Knob: 1.8 mi
- Jump Rock: 2.2 mi
- Jump Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Maury Monument: 2.1 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 9.3 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 9.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 11.6 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 11.7 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 11.8 mi
- Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 11.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 9.6 mi
- Cockran Spring: 13.6 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 14.3 mi
- Rocky Spring: 15.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.0 mi
- George C. Marshall: 11.8 mi
- George Washington: 11.8 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 11.8 mi
- The Cannonball: 11.8 mi
- Peristyle: 16.2 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 11.8 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 11.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 12.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 21.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 22.2 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Lake Robertson: 13.6 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 16.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 21.2 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.1 mi
- Panther Falls: 19.7 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 20.3 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 21.1 mi
- White Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 17.6 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 8.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 0.1 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Westlake Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Peak | NNW 342° | 1,151 m | 13.9 mi |
| Big House Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,111 m | 10.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,088 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Butt | SSW 198° | 1,053 m | 4.4 mi |
| Archer Knob | NNE 21° | 1,039 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little House Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,032 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,003 m | 4.6 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | SW 234° | 1,002 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8912344246
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