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American Celebration on Parade

American Celebration on Parade from directly overhead

American Celebration on Parade is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Church Rock stands 910 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Liberty, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.71444, -78.66645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Mayors Park: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Jackson Community Park: 2.7 mi
  • Rebel Park: 4.3 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 4.7 mi
  • New Market Community Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 22
Museums: 21
Artworks: 13
  • Statue of Liberty: 0.0 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 0.1 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 10.1 mi
  • Love: 10.6 mi
  • Flames: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilian: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of American Celebration on Parade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church RockW 278°910 m12.0 mi
Church MountainW 273°881 m12.4 mi
Big MountainS 170°859 m8.7 mi
Short MountainNE 56°856 m8.1 mi
Middle MountainESE 111°855 m5.9 mi
Waterfall MountainESE 114°840 m5.5 mi
Duncan KnobE 97°833 m6.4 mi
Waonaze PeakNE 55°825 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1034319852

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