Virginia Museum of Natural History
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Virginia Museum of Natural History is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Pocket Ridge stands 985 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is the state's natural history museum located in Martinsville, Virginia founded in 1984. The museum has several different award-winning publications, is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, and has more than 22 million items. This includes the first intact stromatolite head ever found in Virginia, which is one of the largest complete 'heads' in the world, at over 5 feet in diameter and weighing over 2 tons.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q7934426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 25 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 27 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 28 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Corner Escape Park: 0.7 mi
- Hooker Baseball Park: 0.9 mi
- Southside Park: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 2.0 mi
- Nance Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Dug Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 5.9 mi
- Sheffield Hill: 6.2 mi
- Blue Knob: 8.7 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 15.0 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 15.9 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 9.5 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 18.6 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 20.6 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 21.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- White Falls: 18.9 mi
- Calico Rock: 18.1 mi
- Cracker Point: 23.7 mi
- Brush: 3.4 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 4.9 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 15.4 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 21.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Ridge | WNW 300° | 985 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bull Mountain | W 271° | 977 m | 20.0 mi |
| Richwood Knob | W 271° | 977 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gabes Knob | W 273° | 908 m | 19.4 mi |
| Turners Knob | NW 309° | 763 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 302° | 742 m | 24.2 mi |
| Carter Mountain | W 261° | 709 m | 24.6 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | W 266° | 683 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/772523943
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