Augusta Military Academy Museum
Augusta Military Academy Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Hankey Mountain stands 1,051 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North, a rest area 1.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.
The story
school building in Augusta County, Virginia
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q4820947, matched on coordinates and name (79 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 15.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 11 mi
- Piprap Overlook · 12 mi
- Riprap Overlook · 12 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Sidney: 1.6 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 5.5 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 6.2 mi
- Wise Hill: 6.6 mi
- The Trails at Mill Place: 3.9 mi
- The Trails at Mill Place: 3.9 mi
- Weyers Cave Community Center: 5.0 mi
- Stuart Addition Historic District: 7.8 mi
- Beverley Historic District: 7.9 mi
- Cannon: 7.9 mi
- Augusta County: 8.0 mi
- Statler Brothers: 8.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 11.0 mi
- Seawright Springs: 3.1 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 10.4 mi
- Castle Spring: 11.5 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 12.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 13.0 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 7.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 7.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 7.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 8.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 7.7 mi
- Watering Can: 8.0 mi
- Flower Pots: 8.0 mi
- Staunton: 8.0 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 14.7 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 14.6 mi
- ISAT Patio: 14.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 17.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 21.0 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 7.7 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 7.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 7.7 mi
- Fear Forest: 12.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 8.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 14.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 17.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 17.5 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 14.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 1.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 1.6 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 23.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 10.3 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Augusta Military Academy Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hankey Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,051 m | 15.5 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | E 94° | 1,025 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | E 95° | 1,010 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blackrock | E 95° | 944 m | 12.9 mi |
| Calf Mountain | SE 136° | 908 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pinestand Mountain | E 96° | 906 m | 13.6 mi |
| Turk Mountain | SE 129° | 899 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rocks Mountain | ESE 109° | 896 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:18 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1156483591
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