White Rock Lock and Dam
White Rock Lock and Dam is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Carysbrook Sports Complex, a park 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built in the 1920's. The lock's stone wall remains standing on the east bank. The crib dam has been reduces to rubble and creates the rapids found in this area.
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carysbrook Sports Complex: 0.8 mi
- Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District: 4.4 mi
- Pleasant Grove Park: 5.3 mi
- Matthews Park: 10.5 mi
- Billyville: 14.1 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 2.0 mi
- Little Mountain Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.3 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 18.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 17.4 mi
- James Monroe: 17.4 mi
- James Monroe: 17.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 18.5 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 19.9 mi
- Carysbrook Lock and Dam: 1.7 mi
- Strange's Lock: 2.0 mi
- Rivanna Mills Dam: 2.1 mi
- Bridge piers at Bryant's Ford: 2.3 mi
- Wood's Mill Dam: 3.7 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 18.7 mi
- West Lawn: 18.8 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 19.6 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- The Grove: 21.4 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 8.9 mi
- Hardware River: 9.8 mi
- Hardware River: 10.2 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 14.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 18.5 mi
- Monticello: 18.7 mi
- Michie Tavern: 19.1 mi
- Goochland County Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 8.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 9.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 9.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 9.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 17.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.7 mi
- Canada: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Rock Lock and Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Mountain | N 352° | 550 m | 22.5 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WNW 301° | 490 m | 22.5 mi |
| Carters Mountain | NW 311° | 477 m | 18.7 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | N 354° | 458 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | NNW 331° | 454 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hightop | NNW 342° | 445 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fan Mountains | WNW 284° | 444 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 337° | 442 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 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 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmyra 3S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1341433477
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 21 mi
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