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Carroll County Historical Society and Museum

Carroll County Historical Society and Museum from directly overhead

Carroll County Historical Society and Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 780 m. Rich Mountain stands 1,075 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Huffman Knob, a peak 2.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.3 miles off.

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What to expect

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Coordinates36.76631, -80.73651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Carroll County Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Marshall Park: 8.5 mi
  • Shot Tower State Historical Park: 10.3 mi
  • Dannelly Park: 11.2 mi
  • New River Trail State Park: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Thunder Road Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Gertrude Smith House: 19.3 mi
  • Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 19.6 mi
  • William Alfred Moore House: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 14.3 mi
  • Water Front: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • DAK Lights: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Carroll County Historical Society and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainSSW 201°1,075 m14.0 mi
Dead Pine MountainNNE 15°1,048 m11.7 mi
Horse KnobSSW 199°1,047 m14.4 mi
Beamer KnobS 184°1,032 m6.3 mi
Bear KnobNNE 22°1,032 m10.9 mi
Bullard KnobNNE 24°1,027 m12.1 mi
Macks MountainNNE 24°1,027 m12.1 mi
Long MountainE 84°1,027 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:0520:0720:46
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3316:3117:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643526168717064534336
Precip in3.73.13.84.14.04.14.24.44.53.03.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1444250115

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