Lynchburg Museum
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Lynchburg Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 216 m. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Confederate Soldiers, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lee's Retreat passes 18 miles off.
The story
The Lynchburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace. The building is executed in stucco-over-brick on a granite ashlar basement and is an example of the Greek Revival. The building is capped by a shallow dome located over the intersection of the ridges. At the top of the dome is a small open belfry consisting of a circle of small Ionic columns supporting a hemispherical dome. The front of the court house has a three-bay Doric portico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.
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Wikidata Q6708471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1855
- Elevation
- 216 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 15.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 21 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Our Confederate Soldiers: 0.0 mi
- Monument Terrace: 0.0 mi
- Lucy Harrison Miller Barber: 0.0 mi
- Samuel F. Kelso: 0.0 mi
- 160 Years of Public Education: 0.1 mi
- Donna Park: 0.2 mi
- Cliff's Edge Park: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skatepark: 0.3 mi
- City Market Lofts Dog park: 0.3 mi
- College Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Candler Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Mount Athos: 5.2 mi
- Jack Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Amazement Square: 0.3 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 0.5 mi
- Station House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 0.3 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 0.6 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 0.6 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Hill: 0.2 mi
- "TOGETHER WE THRIVE": 0.2 mi
- Piano: 0.3 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Lynchbug: 0.3 mi
- Point of Honor: 0.4 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 0.9 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 0.9 mi
- VUL Sign: 1.4 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 2.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 19.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 20.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.4 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 24.1 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 1.0 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 21.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.7 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 22.4 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 24.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 8.0 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lynchburg Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NNW 347° | 876 m | 10.8 mi |
| High Peak | NNW 347° | 876 m | 10.8 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 287° | 837 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 291° | 712 m | 11.8 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 357° | 687 m | 14.1 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 341° | 657 m | 17.8 mi |
| Big Piney Mountain | NNW 328° | 649 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | WNW 286° | 645 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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