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The Devil's Bookcase

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Elevation, modelled
110 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Long Mountain437 m · 23.1 mi
Nearest byway
Lee's Retreat22.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
36.9938, -78.8955
The Devil's Bookcase, seen from above at true elevation

The Devil's Bookcase is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled 110 m. Long Mountain stands 437 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, a park 2.0 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 22 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Devil's Bookcase. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNNW 333°437 m23.1 mi
Pilot MountainN 350°347 m23.2 mi
Brushy MountainW 273°339 m23.9 mi
Scott MountainWNW 301°303 m24.3 mi
Haden MountainNW 306°293 m24.5 mi
Brown MountainWNW 290°266 m17.8 mi
Lyle MountainNE 38°241 m18.3 mi
Red Oak MountainN 349°237 m17.1 mi

71 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5720:0120:39
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2616:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566573777669574639
Precip in3.72.84.03.44.84.14.33.54.33.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookneal, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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