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Dunlap Beach

Dunlap Beach is a beach in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 399 m. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Humpback Bridge Wayside, a park 0.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

Beach in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.

Wikidata Q49320566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
399 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79790, -80.05062

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
Springs: 11
  • Thomas Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Sand Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 15.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 3.1 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 12.5 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 20.6 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Bath County Historical Society: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Falling Spring Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 13.6 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Dunlap Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobENE1,237 m7.6 mi
Bald KnobENE1,179 m8.0 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSE1,120 m9.1 mi
Oliver MountainN1,088 m7.4 mi
Nicholls KnobS1,084 m9.4 mi
Montgomery KnobSE1,081 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainS1,074 m12.7 mi
Mud Run MountainSSE1,067 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice05:5920:0720:46
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3316:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571457

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