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Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park

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Elevation, modelled
252 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Smith Mountain590 m · 12.1 mi
Nearest byway
Colonial Heritage Byway29.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:41local time
Coordinates
36.9523, -79.3604
Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park from directly overhead

Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 252 m. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeremiah’s Corner, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith MountainWNW 291°590 m12.1 mi
Chesnut MountainW 262°515 m22.0 mi
Turkeycock MountainWSW 245°505 m20.0 mi
Greer KnobWNW 282°495 m13.2 mi
Hickory KnobWSW 245°421 m23.0 mi
Johnson MountainN 360°405 m16.6 mi
Jacks MountainW 275°401 m20.0 mi
Preston KnobW 279°397 m22.5 mi

86 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2816:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556371767468564639
Precip in4.22.84.03.94.54.24.24.15.03.53.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 9 mi away.

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