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Trinity Point

Trinity Point, seen from above at true elevation

Trinity Point is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 506 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
506 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.20124, -79.16142

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 20
Museums: 15
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 5.2 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 16.3 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 16.3 mi
  • Fear Forest: 21.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 14.7 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.5 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • St. Mary's Falls: 19.0 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Jones Run Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 11.8 mi
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Trinity Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobWSW 254°1,358 m8.6 mi
HogbackWSW 253°1,355 m9.1 mi
Freezland FlatNW 318°1,325 m13.9 mi
Little Bald KnobNNW 339°1,320 m14.3 mi
Hardscrabble KnobNW 323°1,305 m14.4 mi
Tearjacket KnobNW 325°1,289 m14.7 mi
Big Bald KnobNW 325°1,260 m13.0 mi
Signal Corps KnobWNW 297°1,187 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0420:44
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:3016:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575291

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