Cross Keys Battle Monument
Cross Keys Battle Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 360 m. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fear Forest, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
park in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49481106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 360 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 10 mi
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 10 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Longs Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shavers Hill: 3.3 mi
- Massanutten Peak: 4.5 mi
- Cave Hill: 6.4 mi
- Shavers Hill: 6.5 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 2.4 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 3.6 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 3.7 mi
- Town Park: 4.5 mi
- Ramblewood Field: 5.4 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 4.6 mi
- Turner Ashby Monument: 5.6 mi
- Spirit Rock: 6.1 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 6.1 mi
- James Madison Statue: 6.3 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 7.2 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 7.2 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 7.2 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 8.2 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 6.4 mi
- James Madison: 6.6 mi
- James Madison statue: 6.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 8.9 mi
- Rockingham springs: 7.0 mi
- Seawright Springs: 9.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 10.5 mi
- Elkton Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 12.9 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 10.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 10.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 15.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 16.7 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 6.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 6.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 9.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 9.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 20.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 22.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 9.7 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 12.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 19.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.1 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 20.0 mi
- Fear Forest: 1.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 12.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 18.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 9.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 9.6 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 24.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Cross Keys Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | SE 129° | 1,033 m | 11.0 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,025 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 144° | 1,010 m | 11.1 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,006 m | 12.7 mi |
| Loft Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,002 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lairds Knob | NE 38° | 1,000 m | 8.8 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | NE 35° | 975 m | 10.4 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | SE 132° | 954 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561109
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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