The Chaplains Museum
The Chaplains Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Falwell Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Liberty University
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 17.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 21 mi
- Small waterfall · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerry Falwell Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Helen Pesci Wood Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Fort Early: 2.8 mi
- Jubal Early Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Steam Powered Machinery: 2.9 mi
- Candler Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Jack Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Long Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Mount Athos: 8.2 mi
- Spring Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Aerofin Memorial Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Fort Avenue Neighborhood Park: 2.2 mi
- Cornerstone Park: 2.4 mi
- Perrymont Park: 2.7 mi
- Sandusky Park: 2.8 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 3.8 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 4.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 4.5 mi
- Station House Museum: 4.6 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 2.6 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 3.2 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 3.5 mi
- Hayes Monument: 3.5 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 4.1 mi
- Olympic Runner: 4.1 mi
- Diamond Hill: 4.7 mi
- VUL Sign: 3.5 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 4.3 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 4.3 mi
- Point of Honor: 5.3 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 6.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 20.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.7 mi
- Big Spring: 23.7 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 5.1 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 22.4 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.6 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 3.4 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Chaplains Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | NW 308° | 1,062 m | 19.3 mi |
| High Peak | N 358° | 876 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 358° | 876 m | 14.9 mi |
| No Business Mountain | NW 308° | 837 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 313° | 712 m | 12.4 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 4° | 687 m | 18.5 mi |
| Suck Mountain | WNW 293° | 668 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | NW 314° | 645 m | 10.2 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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10719581020
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 5 mi
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