Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum
Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Green Mountain stands 1,185 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31637218, matched on coordinates and name (926 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 6 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Stone Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Knob: 0.6 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Racoon Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fulcher Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lowgap Park: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 3.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 5.6 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 5.8 mi
- Fisher River Park: 8.3 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 7.9 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.3 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 13.4 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 13.5 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 13.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 12.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 12.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Carter Falls: 13.2 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Crooked Creek: 14.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 18.9 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 19.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 1.3 mi
- Devils Garden: 14.6 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 18.5 mi
- Alligator Back: 19.2 mi
- Three Bears: 22.3 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 18.7 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 6.6 mi
- US 21 overlook: 10.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 13.7 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 17.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 17.6 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 0.3 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 0.8 mi
- 100 Strong: 15.6 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 15.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 9.5 mi
- Transitional Peace: 15.3 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 16.0 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 23.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,185 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | W 260° | 1,171 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mahogany Rock Mountain | W 259° | 1,099 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 290° | 1,099 m | 14.7 mi |
| Doughton Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,098 m | 15.7 mi |
| Fisher Peak | NNE 14° | 1,088 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 11° | 1,075 m | 7.0 mi |
| Horse Knob | NNE 14° | 1,047 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/902302065
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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