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Smithfield Plantation

Smithfield Plantation from directly overhead

Smithfield Plantation is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Drone Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

listed on the NRHP in Montgomery County, Virginia

Wikidata Q7545498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Smithfield-Preston Foundation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.21789, -80.43185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Drone Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ag Quad: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Drillfield: 0.7 mi
  • Dietrick Lawn: 0.8 mi
  • Slusher Beach: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 6.3 mi
  • Keffer Oak: 9.6 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 13.7 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 14.3 mi
  • One Clear View: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 17.6 mi
  • Waterfront: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Smithfield Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 328°1,327 m10.8 mi
Butt MountainNW 315°1,282 m14.8 mi
Lookoff RockNW 315°1,256 m14.5 mi
Wind RockNNW 341°1,246 m14.4 mi
Brushy TopNW 322°1,236 m15.2 mi
Lone Pine PeakNNW 345°1,232 m13.6 mi
Salt Pond MountainNNW 345°1,231 m13.6 mi
Doe MountainNW 322°1,211 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0320:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3316:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516068727064534335
Precip in3.22.83.83.84.54.34.23.63.42.92.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1298947248

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