Keffer Oak
Keffer Oak is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 711 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lugar Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 15 miles off.
300 year old oak tree
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 25 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 26 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lugar Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bruisers Knob: 1.7 mi
- Harles Hill: 1.8 mi
- Well Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Knob: 2.4 mi
- North Fork Valley Rural Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Blacksburg Shooting range: 6.3 mi
- Newport Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Deerfield Park: 7.0 mi
- Shenandoah Bike Trail and Park: 7.3 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 7.8 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 8.2 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 8.6 mi
- The Pylons: 8.7 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 8.8 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 8.4 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 8.7 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 9.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 14.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 15.3 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 8.6 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 9.4 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 9.6 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 10.5 mi
- Modern Art: 11.5 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Bear Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 11.1 mi
- Barney's Wall: 11.8 mi
- Barneys Wall: 11.8 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 9.4 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 9.6 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 17.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 4.8 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 12.8 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 15.4 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 16.3 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 24.2 mi
- Cascades: 11.1 mi
- Camp Creek: 19.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 19.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 23.1 mi
- The Cascades: 23.1 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 20.7 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 20.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 21.5 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 21.6 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 19.3 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Keffer Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 270° | 1,327 m | 9.0 mi |
| Butt Mountain | W 276° | 1,282 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | W 275° | 1,256 m | 13.5 mi |
| Wind Rock | WNW 299° | 1,246 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wrights Peak | NW 317° | 1,242 m | 12.1 mi |
| Brushy Top | WNW 283° | 1,236 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | WNW 301° | 1,232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,231 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6554131789
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- Roanoke · 24 mi
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