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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation

Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum in Virginia
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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum in Virginia
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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum in Virginia
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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum in Virginia
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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum in Virginia
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Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 633 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Marcia's Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation is a cultural institution in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, that sponsors exhibits, concerts, lecture series, and other cultural activities. The museum is headquartered in the Alexander Black House. The BM&CF also consists of the St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall, a museum of African-American heritage in Blacksburg.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4923342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.22771, -80.41402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marcia's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Market Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • President's Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Henderson Lawn: 0.2 mi
  • Price House & Nature Museum: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 6.8 mi
  • Keffer Oak: 8.7 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 12.6 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 13.2 mi
  • One Clear View: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 18.6 mi
  • Waterfront: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 321°1,327 m10.8 mi
Butt MountainNW 311°1,282 m15.1 mi
Lookoff RockNW 310°1,256 m14.8 mi
Wind RockNNW 336°1,246 m14.1 mi
Brushy TopNW 318°1,236 m15.3 mi
Lone Pine PeakNNW 340°1,232 m13.2 mi
Salt Pond MountainNNW 341°1,231 m13.2 mi
Doe MountainNW 316°1,211 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0220:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3316:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516068727064534335
Precip in3.22.83.83.84.54.34.23.63.42.92.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12035139431

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