Editing Lynchburg, Virginia (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|49.6|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|49.2|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

=== Neighborhoods ===
The first neighborhoods of Lynchburg developed upon hills adjacent to the original ferry landing. These neighborhoods include:
* Court House Hill (original hill)
* College Hill
* Daniel's Hill
* [[Diamond Hill Historic District|Diamond Hill]] (Grace Street, Washington Street)
* Federal Hill
* Franklin Hill
* Garland Hill
* White Rock Hill (Florida Avenue)

Other major neighborhoods include Tinbridge Hill, Boonsboro, Trents Ferry, Rivermont, Fairview Heights (Campbell Ave corridor), Jackson Heights, Federal Hill (Federal Street, Jackson Street, Harrison Street) Fort Hill, Forest Hill (Old Forest Rd. Area), Timberlake, Windsor Hills, Sandusky, Sheffield, Linkhorne, Cornerstone and Wyndhurst.

=== Climate ===
Lynchburg has a four-season [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with cool winters and hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|35.9|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|76.0|°F|1}} in July.<ref name = NOAA/> Nights tend to be significantly cooler than days throughout much of the year due in part to the moderate elevation. In a typical year, there are 27.4 days with a high temperature {{convert|90|°F|0}} or above, and 6.2 days with a high of {{convert|32|°F|0}} or below.<ref name= NOAA /><ref name="NOAA txt"/> Snowfall averages {{convert|11.6|in|cm|0}} per season but this amount varies highly with each winter; the snowiest winter is 1995–96 with {{convert|56.8|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} of snow, but the following winter recorded only trace amounts, the least on record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/rnk/climate/top10s/top10s_snow.html#LYH |title=Snow Extremes: Lynchburg |publisher=National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA |access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> The average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in [[nor'easter]] activity. The plant hardiness zone is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 5&nbsp;°F (−15&nbsp;°C).

Temperature extremes range from {{convert|106|°F|0}}, recorded on July 10, 1936, down to {{convert|-11|°F|0}}, recorded on [[February 2015 North American cold wave|February 20, 2015]].<ref name=NOAA /> However, several decades may pass between {{convert|100|and|0|°F|0}} readings, with the last such occurrences being July 8, 2012 and February 20, 2015, respectively.<ref name=NOAA /><section begin="weather box" />
{{Weather box
| location = Lynchburg, Virginia ([[Lynchburg Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1893–present{{efn|Official records for Lynchburg were kept at the Weather Bureau Office from January 1893 to July 1944, and at Lynchburg Regional since August 1944. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]}}
| collapsed = Y 
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 80
| Feb record high F = 82
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 106
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 102
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 79
| year record high F = 106
| Jan avg record high F = 67
| Feb avg record high F = 70
| Mar avg record high F = 79
| Apr avg record high F = 86
| May avg record high F = 89
| Jun avg record high F = 93
| Jul avg record high F = 95
| Aug avg record high F = 94
| Sep avg record high F = 90
| Oct avg record high F = 84
| Nov avg record high F = 75
| Dec avg record high F = 68
| year avg record high F = 96
| Jan high F = 46.0
| Feb high F = 49.6
| Mar high F = 58.2
| Apr high F = 68.8
| May high F = 75.9
| Jun high F = 83.2
| Jul high F = 86.9
| Aug high F = 85.2
| Sep high F = 78.9
| Oct high F = 68.9
| Nov high F = 58.2
| Dec high F = 49.0
| year high F = 67.4
| Jan mean F = 35.9
| Feb mean F = 38.8
| Mar mean F = 46.4
| Apr mean F = 56.1
| May mean F = 64.2
| Jun mean F = 72.0
| Jul mean F = 76.0
| Aug mean F = 74.5
| Sep mean F = 68.0
| Oct mean F = 57.0
| Nov mean F = 46.5
| Dec mean F = 38.9
| year mean F = 56.2
| Jan low F = 25.8
| Feb low F = 28.0
| Mar low F = 34.6
| Apr low F = 43.5
| May low F = 52.5
| Jun low F = 60.7
| Jul low F = 65.0
| Aug low F = 63.8
| Sep low F = 57.1
| Oct low F = 45.1
| Nov low F = 34.8
| Dec low F = 28.9
| year low F = 45.0
| Jan avg record low F = 7
| Feb avg record low F = 12
| Mar avg record low F = 18
| Apr avg record low F = 29
| May avg record low F = 38
| Jun avg record low F = 50
| Jul avg record low F = 56
| Aug avg record low F = 55
| Sep avg record low F = 43
| Oct avg record low F = 30
| Nov avg record low F = 21
| Dec avg record low F = 14
| year avg record low F = 5
| Jan record low F = −10
| Feb record low F = −11
| Mar record low F = 5
| Apr record low F = 20
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 40
| Jul record low F = 49
| Aug record low F = 45
| Sep record low F = 35
| Oct record low F = 21
| Nov record low F = 8
| Dec record low F = −4
| year record low F = -11
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.46
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.91
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.76
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.45
| May precipitation inch = 3.98
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.82
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.19
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.22
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.96
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.12
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.39
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.50
| year precipitation inch = 42.76
| Jan snow inch = 3.5
| Feb snow inch = 3.6
| Mar snow inch = 2.4
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.0
| Dec snow inch = 2.0
| year snow inch = 11.6
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.9
| Feb precipitation days = 9.5
| Mar precipitation days = 11.1
| Apr precipitation days = 10.2
| May precipitation days = 12.1
| Jun precipitation days = 10.9
| Jul precipitation days = 11.8
| Aug precipitation days = 9.7
| Sep precipitation days = 8.5
| Oct precipitation days = 7.7
| Nov precipitation days = 8.1
| Dec precipitation days = 9.4
| year precipitation days = 118.9
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 1.7
| Feb snow days = 1.8
| Mar snow days = 1.2
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.0
| Dec snow days = 0.9
| year snow days = 5.7
| Jan sun = 167.0
| Feb sun = 168.2
| Mar sun = 221.7
| Apr sun = 243.7
| May sun = 272.3
| Jun sun = 287.5
| Jul sun = 273.4
| Aug sun = 256.6
| Sep sun = 226.5
| Oct sun = 215.4
| Nov sun = 169.6
| Dec sun = 155.9
| Jan percentsun = 54
| Feb percentsun = 56
| Mar percentsun = 60
| Apr percentsun = 62
| May percentsun = 62
| Jun percentsun = 65 
| Jul percentsun = 61 
| Aug percentsun = 61
| Sep percentsun = 61
| Oct percentsun = 62
| Nov percentsun = 55
| Dec percentsun = 52
| year percentsun = 60
| source 1 = [[NOAA]] (sun 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rnk
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA txt">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013733&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lynchburg RGNL AP, VA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name=noaasun>
{{cite web 
| url= ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72410.TXT 
| title = WMO Climate Normals for LYNCHBURG WSO AP, VA 1961–1990 
| access-date = March 11, 2014 
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
}}
<section end="weather box" />

=== Seven Hills ===
One of the most prominent nicknames of Lynchburg is the "City of Seven Hills." This is due to one prominent feature of its geography, the seven hills that are spread throughout the region. The seven hills are: College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniel's Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill.<ref>{{Cite web|title=25 City Facts {{!}} City of Lynchburg, Virginia|url=https://www.lynchburgva.gov/25-city-facts|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.lynchburgva.gov|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204160417/https://www.lynchburgva.gov/25-city-facts|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst County]] – northeast
* [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]] – west, northwest
* [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell County]] – south, southeast