- Elevation, modelled
- 240 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Terrapin Mountain1,062 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway14.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4142, -79.1543
Legacy Museum of African American History is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 240 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pest House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Legacy Museum of African American History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,062 m | 18.3 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 349° | 876 m | 10.6 mi |
| High Peak | N 349° | 876 m | 10.6 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 288° | 837 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 291° | 712 m | 11.3 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 359° | 687 m | 14.1 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 343° | 657 m | 17.6 mi |
| Big Piney Mountain | NNW 330° | 649 m | 17.9 mi |
- 14.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 18.5 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 20 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Pest House: 0.1 mi
- John Warwick Daniel Statue: 0.4 mi
- Inner Defenses: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
- Hitching Post of Dr. Henry Grey Latham: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Candler Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Jack Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mount Athos: 5.7 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Station House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lynchburg Museum: 0.5 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 0.4 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 0.4 mi
- Point of Honor: 0.7 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.3 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Panther Falls: 21.5 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 21.9 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 7.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| 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 · 1 mi
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