20-Minute Cliff

20-Minute Cliff (HM15OK)

Location: Vesuvius, VA 24483 Nelson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 53.856', W 79° 3.222'

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In June and July during corn-choppin time, this cliff serves the folks in White Rock community as a time piece. Twenty minutes after sunlight strikes the rock face, dusk falls on the valley below
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HM NumberHM15OK
Series This marker is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway series
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Placed ByUnited States Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 7:29am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 671125 N 4196239
Decimal Degrees37.89760000, -79.05370000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 53.856', W 79° 3.222'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 53' 51.36" N, 79° 3' 13.32" W
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Area Code(s)540, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400-402 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Vesuvius VA 24483, US
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