Cobra
Cobra is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cumberland Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Cobra
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Named places within 25 miles
- Cumberland Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Anderson Park: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- Clay Park: 0.7 mi
- Parker Park: 0.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Knobs: 4.2 mi
- Walker Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Dickey Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Mock Knob: 6.4 mi
- Ayers Knob: 7.9 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Tower: 1.6 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 4.3 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 13.6 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 15.2 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Bee Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 0.1 mi
- William King Museum: 13.3 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 13.5 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 15.8 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 4.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 6.8 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 10.0 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 19.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 21.5 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 12.9 mi
- Laurel Falls: 22.6 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 24.0 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 24.2 mi
- Heartwood: 12.1 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 21.7 mi
- Junaluska: 21.9 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 22.0 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 15.0 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 20.6 mi
- Trials Playground: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 3.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 12.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Cobra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | ESE 119° | 1,295 m | 12.6 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,287 m | 18.3 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | ESE 112° | 1,282 m | 17.7 mi |
| Holston Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,264 m | 11.3 mi |
| Holston High Knob | SSE 149° | 1,261 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Butt | NNE 17° | 1,226 m | 17.2 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 118° | 1,223 m | 12.7 mi |
| McQueen Knob | E 97° | 1,177 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5365583186
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 0 mi
- Elizabethton · 18 mi
- Kingsport · 21 mi
- Johnson City · 22 mi
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