Museum · Virginia
Plan a drive hereDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights
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- Elevation, modelled
- 239 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Terrapin Mountain1,062 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway14.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4040, -79.1674
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 239 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is World War tree memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,062 m | 18.0 mi |
| Highcock Knob | NW 306° | 931 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 354° | 876 m | 11.2 mi |
| High Peak | N 354° | 876 m | 11.2 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 292° | 837 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 296° | 712 m | 10.9 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 2° | 687 m | 14.8 mi |
| Suck Mountain | WNW 281° | 668 m | 19.0 mi |
- 14.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 19.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 20 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- World War tree memorial: 0.0 mi
- Q-6 37 Lucille Chaffin Kent (1909-1997): 0.1 mi
- Centennial Red Oak: 0.2 mi
- Union Prisoner of War Camp: 0.2 mi
- Lynchburg's Bicentennial Tree Grove: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Candler Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Jack Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Mount Athos: 6.4 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 7.4 mi
Museums: 21
- Anne Spencer House: 0.8 mi
- Station House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 0.6 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 0.6 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.1 mi
- Point of Honor: 1.7 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Apple Orchard Falls: 21.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 2 mi
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