- Elevation, modelled
- 232 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Pompey Peak1,229 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway14.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5866, -79.0521
Amherst County Historical Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 232 m. Pompey Peak stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Strode Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
town in Virginia, USA
Dates from 1807.
Wikidata Q1375037, matched on coordinates and name (176 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Amherst County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompey Peak | NNW 332° | 1,229 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | NNW 329° | 1,223 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Rocky Mountain | NW 325° | 1,034 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Friar | NNW 347° | 1,007 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Mount Pleasant | NNW 330° | 946 m | 11.7 mi |
| Doefoot Mountain | NNW 337° | 926 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | NW 315° | 888 m | 13.1 mi |
| Little Friar | NNW 347° | 880 m | 12.2 mi |
- 14.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 20.1 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 17 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Strode Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Richardson Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Kentucky Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Paul Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Scott Mountain: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 11.9 mi
- Riverside Pool: 11.9 mi
- Even Post: 12.3 mi
- Odd Tree: 12.3 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 12.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Sweet Briar Museum: 2.6 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 2.8 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 4.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 4.2 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 11
- Packet Boat Marshall: 11.9 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 11.9 mi
- Point of Honor: 12.6 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 13.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Panther Falls: 15.4 mi
- White Rock Falls: 21.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 23.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 20.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 13 mi
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