Fralin Museum of Art
Fralin Museum of Art is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. High Top Mountain stands 695 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
The Fralin Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Virginia. Before 2012, it was known as the University of Virginia Art Museum. It occupies the historic Thomas H. Bayly Building on Rugby Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, a short distance from the Rotunda. The museum's permanent collection consists of nearly 14,000 works; African art, American Indian art, and European and American painting, photography, and works on paper are particularly well represented. The Fralin serves as a teaching museum for academic departments in the university, and serves the community at large with several outreach programs. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. In the spring of 2012, Cynthia and W. Heywood Fralin announced a bequest of their collection of American art to the museum. In honor of their gift and Heywood Fralin's service to the university and to the arts in Virginia, the Board of Visitors voted to name the museum the Fralin Museum of Art.
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Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q8565299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 176 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Virginia
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 3 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 16 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nameless Field: 0.2 mi
- University of Virginia Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District: 0.3 mi
- The Lawn: 0.4 mi
- University Gardens Playground: 0.4 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 1.1 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Song Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Beta Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 0.3 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.3 mi
- Homer: 0.4 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 0.1 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 0.2 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 0.2 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 0.2 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Student Garden: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 0.7 mi
- Keunen Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 1.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 1.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 3.0 mi
- Monticello: 3.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 3.6 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 12.8 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 12.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 13.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 13.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 17.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 17.3 mi
- South River Falls: 23.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 24.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.7 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 1.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 4.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 21.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 21.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 17.9 mi
- Coiner Spring: 23.3 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 24.4 mi
- Dripping Rock: 24.5 mi
- Canada: 0.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Fralin Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Top Mountain | NW 324° | 695 m | 13.2 mi |
| Martins Mountain | NW 324° | 629 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mill Mountain | WSW 237° | 563 m | 12.9 mi |
| High Top | WSW 245° | 557 m | 12.2 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 245° | 553 m | 12.2 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 63° | 550 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 224° | 490 m | 6.4 mi |
| Carters Mountain | S 170° | 477 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/44528133
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 2 mi
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