Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Blue Knob stands 521 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutherlin Mansion, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 10 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
independent city in Virginia, United States
Dates from 1792.
Wikidata Q511922, matched on coordinates and name (799 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park: 0.3 mi
- Danville Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Shelton Street Park: 0.6 mi
- South Union Street Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.7 mi
- Soyar Mountain: 9.0 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 0.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 0.0 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 0.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 0.3 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 0.2 mi
- Danville Science Center: 0.9 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 4.4 mi
- Richmond-Miles History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 0.0 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 2.1 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 16.9 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 20.8 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 0.8 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 1.5 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 22.0 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- Prancing Horse: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | NW 305° | 521 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | NW 317° | 505 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 311° | 421 m | 24.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 314° | 383 m | 24.5 mi |
| Brier Mountain | NNW 326° | 358 m | 21.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | N 350° | 350 m | 9.3 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | NW 311° | 343 m | 21.4 mi |
| Glady Fork Mountain | NW 304° | 334 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367997160
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