Eleanor D Wilson Museum
Eleanor D Wilson Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Earn Knob stands 1,097 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beale Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 7 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 8 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walrond Park: 1.1 mi
- Hollins Park: 1.1 mi
- Preston Park: 2.9 mi
- Huff Lane Park: 3.5 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 3.7 mi
- Green Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Read Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Round Hill: 3.6 mi
- Coyner Mountain: 4.2 mi
- The Rock: 0.1 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 5.1 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 5.4 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 5.4 mi
- Oscar Micheaux: 5.5 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 5.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 5.6 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.6 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.6 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 5.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 3.5 mi
- Explore Park: 9.5 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 11.2 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 5.6 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 5.6 mi
- Roanoke Star: 7.1 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 14.6 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 16.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 5.6 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 5.7 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 7.1 mi
- The Rock: 7.3 mi
- Beale Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 7.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 12.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.3 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.7 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 21.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 21.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 24.9 mi
- Howrytown: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Eleanor D Wilson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earn Knob | WNW 295° | 1,097 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | WSW 256° | 998 m | 12.4 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 297° | 974 m | 5.8 mi |
| Masons Knob | SSW 202° | 961 m | 13.3 mi |
| North Mountain | WNW 301° | 925 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cove Mountain | W 273° | 922 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NNW 331° | 888 m | 6.4 mi |
| Broad Run Mountain | NNW 344° | 884 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367998594
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 6 mi
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