Colonel Jack Martin Rock House
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Colonel Jack Martin Rock House is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Turnip Patch Ridge stands 1,015 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Rock House, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Listed on the NRHP in Stokes County.
Wikidata Q19946027, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 26 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 28 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sauratown Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ruben Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Brown Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Moores Knob: 4.4 mi
- Cooks Wall Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Historic Rock House: 0.0 mi
- Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Civic and Recreation Center: 6.7 mi
- Pinnacle Lions Park: 6.9 mi
- Pilot Mountain Recreation Facility: 7.7 mi
- Hart's Access: 8.3 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 11.8 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 11.8 mi
- Horne Creek Historic Farm: 11.8 mi
- Hauser Farmhouse: 11.8 mi
- Surry County Historical Farm Museum: 12.2 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 0.6 mi
- CCC Ruins: 5.3 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 8.7 mi
- Rider Falls: 0.8 mi
- Torys Falls: 3.4 mi
- Tise falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Casscades: 5.2 mi
- Lower Cascades: 5.2 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 2.1 mi
- Balanced Rock: 4.4 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 8.4 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 11.8 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 14.8 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 12.0 mi
- Ararat River Access: 12.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 16.9 mi
- Moores Wall: 4.2 mi
- Cooks Wall: 4.5 mi
- Indian Face: 4.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 8.2 mi
- Three Bears: 8.2 mi
- Balancing Act: 22.2 mi
- George Henry Black: 22.3 mi
- Coffee Pot: 22.7 mi
- Twin Arches: 23.3 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 6.3 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 23.8 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Colonel Jack Martin Rock House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnip Patch Ridge | N 349° | 1,015 m | 24.1 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NNW 348° | 986 m | 24.3 mi |
| Oak Knob | NNW 347° | 978 m | 22.8 mi |
| East Knob | NNW 344° | 978 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNE 21° | 977 m | 21.3 mi |
| Richwood Knob | NNE 21° | 977 m | 21.3 mi |
| The Knob | N 352° | 963 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 343° | 962 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/431476709
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