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Virginia Museum of Transportation

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Elevation, modelled
286 m
Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
Poor Mountain1,141 m · 12.4 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkway3.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
37.2732, -79.9472

Virginia Museum of Transportation is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 286 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Norfolk Southern 8661, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

transport museum in Roanoke, Virginia

Wikidata Q7934427, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Virginia Museum of Transportation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poor MountainWSW 245°1,141 m12.4 mi
Cahas MountainSSW 199°1,083 m11.4 mi
Fort Lewis MountainWNW 282°998 m12.0 mi
Bent MountainSW 225°975 m12.3 mi
McAfee KnobNNW 329°974 m9.6 mi
Bull Run KnobSW 225°972 m12.2 mi
Masons KnobSW 214°961 m8.2 mi
Hemppatch MountainSW 226°935 m10.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice06:0020:0520:44
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3116:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

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