Virginia Discovery Museum
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Virginia Discovery Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mill Mountain stands 563 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Free Speech Wall, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
The story
children's science museum in Charlottesville, Virginia, US
Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q7934248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 2 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albemarle Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Court Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Market Street Park: 0.2 mi
- McGuffey Park: 0.3 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 2.4 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Carters Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Piano Steps: 0.3 mi
- Deranged Blue: 0.4 mi
- Butt: 0.4 mi
- Second Stream: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Without Walls: 0.4 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 1.3 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 1.4 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 1.5 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Grove: 1.2 mi
- CATS Grove: 1.3 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 1.4 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 1.6 mi
- Monticello: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 2.2 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 4.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.3 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.4 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.9 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 0.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 3.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 23.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.3 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 22.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.6 mi
- South River Falls: 24.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 19.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 24.7 mi
- Canada: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Virginia Discovery Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | WSW 242° | 563 m | 13.8 mi |
| High Top | WSW 250° | 557 m | 13.2 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 250° | 553 m | 13.2 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 57° | 550 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 235° | 490 m | 7.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | S 191° | 477 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | NW 313° | 477 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | ENE 57° | 458 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/386109909
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 0 mi
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