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LOWA Dam

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Elevation, modelled
82 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Thorofare Mountain370 m · 22.2 mi
Nearest byway
Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway12.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
38.3510, -77.7543
LOWA Dam from directly overhead

LOWA Dam is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 82 m. Thorofare Mountain stands 370 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Spotswood Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of LOWA Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorofare MountainWNW 281°370 m22.2 mi
Clark MountainWSW 259°327 m13.7 mi
Gibson MountainWSW 243°306 m24.6 mi
Jerdone MountainWSW 249°266 m18.0 mi
Scott MountainNW 307°263 m22.0 mi
Cedar MountainW 274°248 m17.2 mi
Hume MountainW 278°248 m22.7 mi
Bruce MountainWNW 293°247 m21.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787670584739
Precip in2.72.54.03.44.23.94.83.04.53.73.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 17 mi away.

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