- Elevation, modelled
- 124 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Knob521 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5951, -79.3960
Union St. Overlook Picnic Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled 124 m. Blue Knob stands 521 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rain Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union St. Overlook Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | WNW 303° | 521 m | 24.1 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | NW 315° | 505 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 308° | 421 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nance Mountain | WNW 290° | 399 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 312° | 383 m | 24.0 mi |
| Brier Mountain | NW 324° | 358 m | 20.3 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 348° | 350 m | 8.4 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | NW 309° | 343 m | 20.9 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Union St. Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Market Garden Park: 0.3 mi
- Camilla Williams Park: 0.4 mi
- M.C. Martin Park: 0.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.9 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Soyar Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 1.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 1.0 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 1.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Monument: 1.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 1.0 mi
- Danville Science Center: 1.0 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History: 1.0 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 1.1 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 3.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.0 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 2.3 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 15.9 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 21.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 1.8 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 22.8 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 0.6 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Prancing Horse: 10.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 3 mi away.
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