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Anne Spencer House

Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
Anne Spencer House, a museum in VirginiaPublic domain
Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
Public domain
Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
Public domain
Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
Public domain
Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
Public domain
Anne Spencer House, a museum in Virginia
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Anne Spencer House is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Anne Spencer House 1313 Pierce Street, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

The Anne Spencer House, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States was, from 1903 to 1975, the home of Anne Spencer, a poet of the Harlem Renaissance. The house opened as a museum in 1977.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4768813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
226 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.40372, -79.15221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Anne Spencer House 1313 Pierce Street: 0.0 mi
  • Amelia Perry Pride's Dorchester Home: 0.0 mi
  • Chauncey E. Spencer, Sr.: 0.0 mi
  • C. W. Seay (1900-1982): 0.0 mi
  • Dr. Robert Walter Johnson (1899-1971): 0.1 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 21
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 16
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 0.3 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 0.6 mi
  • Diamond Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mayor: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Marble Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 11.3 mi
  • Claytor Nature Center: 21.4 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Anne Spencer House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainWNW 296°1,062 m18.7 mi
High PeakN 349°876 m11.4 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN 349°876 m11.4 mi
No Business MountainWNW 291°837 m13.1 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 294°712 m11.7 mi
Shady MountainN 359°687 m14.8 mi
Banks MountainNNW 343°657 m18.4 mi
Big Piney MountainNNW 331°649 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:41
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/193045323

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