- Elevation, modelled
- 313 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pocket Ridge985 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway24.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 36.6866, -79.8634
Virginia Museum of Natural History is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 313 m. Pocket Ridge stands 985 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nance Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q7934426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
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 |
- 24.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 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
65 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Patrick Henry Monument: 4.9 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 21.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
| 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).
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