- Elevation
- 254 m
- Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
- Mount Pleasant1,223 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway13.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5576, -79.0818
Sweet Briar Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded 254 m. Mount Pleasant stands 1,223 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Train Station and Caboose, a museum 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q7655238, matched on coordinates and name (249 m apart).
- Elevation
- 254 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Sweet Briar Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | NNW 339° | 1,223 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Rocky Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,034 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Mount Pleasant | NNW 341° | 946 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | NW 326° | 888 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Friar | N 355° | 880 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | W 275° | 876 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Peak | W 275° | 876 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NW 324° | 772 m | 13.1 mi |
- 13.3 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 19.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 18 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Paul Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Strode Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kentucky Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Richardson Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 9.3 mi
- Riverside Pool: 9.4 mi
- Even Post: 9.7 mi
- Odd Tree: 9.7 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 10.1 mi
Museums: 21
- Train Station and Caboose: 0.3 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 2.7 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 2.7 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- Packet Boat Marshall: 9.3 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 9.3 mi
- Point of Honor: 10.1 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 11.1 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Panther Falls: 15.3 mi
- White Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 10 mi
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