The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center
The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Willis Mountain stands 304 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Ballfield, a park 1.0 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 16 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
town in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q1523467, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cumberland County
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
79 named places within 25 miles
- Madison Ballfield: 1.0 mi
- Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Rochelle Area: 13.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 15.4 mi
- Grove Street Park: 15.9 mi
- Bear Creek Lake State Park: 2.9 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 17.0 mi
- Hardware River: 18.5 mi
- Camp Paradise Earthworks: 13.6 mi
- Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Joan of Arc: 16.1 mi
- Columbia Junction Lock: 18.2 mi
- Wood's Mill Dam: 18.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 9.3 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Willis Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Elk Hill: 16.4 mi
- Woods Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Moton Museum: 16.5 mi
- Housewright House: 17.5 mi
- Esther Atkinson Museum: 21.2 mi
- Crewe Railroad Museum: 23.1 mi
- Goochland County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
- Amelia WMA Rifle Range: 18.2 mi
- Amelia WMA Shotgun Range: 18.2 mi
- Amelia Frightfest: 18.6 mi
- Morefield Gem Mine: 20.5 mi
- Powhatan County Historic Garden: 18.2 mi
- Picketts Spring: 20.2 mi
- Goodwin Lake Swim Beach: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Mountain | W 263° | 304 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buffards Mountain | WNW 303° | 220 m | 10.8 mi |
| Woods Mountain | WSW 249° | 218 m | 19.6 mi |
| Leigh Mountain | SSW 197° | 216 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 297° | 187 m | 9.3 mi |
| Little Mountain Hill | N 354° | 161 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mountain Hill | N 351° | 155 m | 20.7 mi |
| Elk Hill | E 101° | 110 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bremo Bluff, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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