Sharswood Plantation
Sharswood Plantation is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elba Park, a park 9.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 27 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
plantation house in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Wikidata Q123367547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
87 named places within 25 miles
- Elba Park: 9.2 mi
- Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park: 9.5 mi
- Gretna Town Park: 9.6 mi
- Long Island Park: 11.0 mi
- White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Brown Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Farmers Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Dry Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 9.7 mi
- Pannill's Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Roark Mill: 11.5 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 13.4 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Yates Tavern: 9.7 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 13.6 mi
- Avoca Museum: 14.5 mi
- L. E. Coleman African-American Museum: 16.9 mi
- Saponi Garden: 10.4 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 13.1 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 13.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.4 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 14.5 mi
- WBWF Preserve: 23.6 mi
- WBWF Preserve: 24.3 mi
- LOVE: 13.4 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sharswood Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WNW 286° | 590 m | 21.5 mi |
| Greer Knob | W 281° | 495 m | 22.7 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | NNW 333° | 405 m | 20.4 mi |
| Brier Mountain | WSW 254° | 358 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bettys Hill | WNW 301° | 353 m | 20.2 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | SW 221° | 350 m | 19.9 mi |
| Jasper Mountain | NW 312° | 348 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hogan's Mountain | NNW 330° | 340 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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