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Mill Rock Overlook

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Looking south-west from Mill Rock Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Mill Rock Overlook sits at 1,626 feet along the Coal Heritage Trail in Virginia, facing 210 degrees. The terrain drops 518 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an unobstructed view across the adjacent slope. Breaks Interstate Park lies 0.4 miles to the west at 1,350 feet, while The Towers rises 0.4 miles to the southwest at 1,579 feet. The Chimney is visible 0.8 miles to the west-southwest at 1,639 feet. Pikeville is 18.5 miles northwest, Richlands is 29.9 miles east-southeast, and Big Stone Gap is 39.2 miles southwest. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 06:10 and sunset at 20:54, the longest daylight window of the year at this location. By the December solstice, sunrise shifts to 07:40 and sunset to 17:16. The equinoxes fall close to the midpoint, with March sunrise at 07:34 and sunset at 19:41, and September sunrise at 07:18 and sunset at 19:28.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,626 ft
View
Southwest · 210°
Relief
518 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
A view of Russell Fork in Breaks Interstate Park.
Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 62.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 62.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 42.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
I used my phone more than my camera on this trip, because of the threat of rain. This was the view from our balcony... I had almost the same view from my bed. We left the door open to the balcony, and the river below put us to sleep. It was gorgeous... and such a deal! :-) EXCEPT, the only restauran
Eli Christman from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
View of the Atlantic Ocean taken during ISS Expedition 9.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Breaks Interstate Park1,350 ftwest · 0.4 mi
  • The Towers1,579 ftsouthwest · 0.4 mi
  • The Chimney1,639 ftwest-southwest · 0.8 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3419:4119:07
June solstice06:1020:5420:15
September equinox07:1819:2818:53
December solstice07:4017:1616:35

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Pikeville18.5 mi northwest
  • Richlands29.9 mi east-southeast
  • Big Stone Gap39.2 mi southwest
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How high is Mill Rock Overlook?

Mill Rock Overlook sits at about 1,626 feet (496 m).

What can you see from Mill Rock Overlook?

From Mill Rock Overlook: Breaks Interstate Park (W, 0.4 mi); The Towers (SW, 0.4 mi); The Chimney (WSW, 0.8 mi).

What is the nearest town to Mill Rock Overlook?

Pikeville, 19 miles NW of Mill Rock Overlook.

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