American Frontier Culture Museum
American Frontier Culture Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 454 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Gray, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q5505982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 454 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Commonwealth of Virginia
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Afton Overlook · 12 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Gray: 0.4 mi
- Betsy Bell: 0.7 mi
- Dogwood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cave Hill: 5.1 mi
- Gibson Hill: 5.3 mi
- Men's Green Thumb Park: 1.8 mi
- Beverley Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Park: 1.9 mi
- Wharf Area Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Landes Park: 2.0 mi
- Augusta County: 2.0 mi
- Statler Brothers: 2.0 mi
- Cannon: 3.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 13.9 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 13.9 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 4.6 mi
- Coiner Spring: 8.1 mi
- Castle Spring: 10.3 mi
- Seawright Springs: 10.9 mi
- Cockran Spring: 11.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 2.0 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 2.0 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 2.3 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 8.3 mi
- Flower Pots: 1.8 mi
- Watering Can: 1.8 mi
- Chodo IX: 2.1 mi
- Staunton: 2.1 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 23.1 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 0.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 17.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 22.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 22.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 23.9 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 18.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 23.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 2.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 10.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 10.2 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 19.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 20.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 14.2 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 14.7 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 19.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 20.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 23.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 9.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 9.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 23.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 8.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of American Frontier Culture Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | W 280° | 1,358 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hogback | W 279° | 1,355 m | 15.2 mi |
| Devils Knob | SSE 162° | 1,172 m | 15.5 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,172 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crawford Knob | WNW 302° | 1,136 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,112 m | 13.4 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,099 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 184° | 1,086 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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