Museum of Culpeper History
Museum of Culpeper History is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Browns Mountain stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is E. B. Wood Community Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
General admission to the Museum is $5 for adults with a $1 discount provided to seniors citizens (62+), military veterans, and teachers. Free admission provided to all children, students, and Culpeper county residents (with ID).
The story
town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
Dates from 1759.
Wikidata Q990985, matched on coordinates and name (512 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacles Overlook · 21 mi
- Buck Hollow Overlook · 21 mi
- Hazel Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Tunnel Parking Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pony: 2.7 mi
- Davis Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Fox Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Coles Hill: 6.1 mi
- Fleetwood Hill: 6.7 mi
- E. B. Wood Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Wine Street Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Yowell Meadow Park: 0.5 mi
- Rockwater Park: 1.1 mi
- Kestner Wayside Park: 1.5 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 5.9 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 6.2 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 12.8 mi
- Spilman Silo: 12.9 mi
- Cave Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 20.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 20.4 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 20.6 mi
- Salubria: 6.2 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- James Madison Museum: 17.1 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 18.3 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 22.1 mi
- Furnace Spring: 22.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 23.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 24.0 mi
- Lewis Spring: 24.6 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 16.0 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 19.2 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 22.5 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 16.9 mi
- Lake Orange: 17.1 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 23.5 mi
- LOVE: 1.0 mi
- Lions Glasses: 1.0 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Museum of Culpeper History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Mountain | WNW 297° | 490 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 297° | 477 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mitchells Mountain | W 277° | 454 m | 13.6 mi |
| Red Oak Mountain | NW 323° | 428 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dulaney Mountain | W 280° | 424 m | 14.6 mi |
| Aylor Mountain | W 277° | 403 m | 13.2 mi |
| Carpenter Mountain | W 273° | 403 m | 16.7 mi |
| Yager Mountain | WSW 254° | 401 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4578422415
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 25 mi
- Stafford County · 30 mi
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