Lynchburg
This walkable Virginia city on the James River, Lynchburg has a centre dense with historic churches and cafés, with scenic viewpoints across the surrounding hills. The 1855 Greek Revival courthouse, capped by a shallow dome and fronted by a Doric portico, overlooks Monument Terrace and anchors the Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Population79,812
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.2 km2.0 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Lynchburg: quick answers
Where is Lynchburg?
Lynchburg is in Lynchburg city, Virginia, United States, about 149 km93 miles in a straight line from Richmond.
How do you get to Lynchburg?
The nearest airport is Lynchburg (LYH), about 20 min away by road. The nearest train station is Lynchburg, about 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Lynchburg?
The warmest month is July, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is September, with about 109 mm4.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Lynchburg?
OpenStreetMap lists 13 museums, 26 restaurants, 6 cafés and 47 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.