- Elevation, modelled
- 228 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- Mount Pleasant1,223 m · 13.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway13.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5550, -79.0756
Carry Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled 228 m. Mount Pleasant stands 1,223 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweet Briar Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Carry Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | NNW 338° | 1,223 m | 13.9 mi |
| Little Rocky Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,034 m | 14.3 mi |
| Little Mount Pleasant | NNW 340° | 946 m | 13.2 mi |
| Doefoot Mountain | NNW 345° | 926 m | 14.6 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | NW 325° | 888 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Friar | N 354° | 880 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | W 277° | 876 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Peak | W 277° | 876 m | 6.3 mi |
- 13.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 19.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 18 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Paul Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Strode Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Kentucky Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Richardson Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 9.3 mi
- Riverside Pool: 9.4 mi
- Even Post: 9.7 mi
- Odd Tree: 9.7 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 10.0 mi
Parks: 51
- Coolwell Park: 2.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 3.4 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 6.3 mi
- Monacan Park: 9.1 mi
- Daniel's Hill Neighborhood Park: 9.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Sweet Briar Museum: 0.4 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 0.6 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 3.1 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- Piano: 10.2 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 10.2 mi
- Lynchbug: 10.2 mi
- LOVE: 10.5 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 14
Attractions: 11
- Packet Boat Marshall: 9.3 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 9.4 mi
- Point of Honor: 10.0 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 11.0 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 11.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Cow Camp Spring: 15.2 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 15.6 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 15.8 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 17.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Hollins Mill Park: 10.2 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 14.1 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 20.2 mi
- James River at Wingina: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Panther Falls: 15.7 mi
- White Rock Falls: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Wheeler Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Nelson County Wayside: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.
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