Pound Gap
Pound Gap is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 714 m. Eagle Knob stands 1,196 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Woods Lynched, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Country Music Highway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Pass through Pine mountain ridge of the Appalachians.
Wikidata Q7235630, matched on coordinates and name (179 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 13.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 1 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 20 mi
- Clinchfield Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Doubles: 4.5 mi
- Bandmill Hill: 4.8 mi
- Bold Camp Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Boone Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Buck Knob: 7.0 mi
- Phipps Family Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Kids Korner Park: 9.8 mi
- River Park: 10.5 mi
- Long Fork Community Park: 11.7 mi
- Fairgrounds: 12.1 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 9.5 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 9.6 mi
- Elkhorn City Railroad Museum: 18.6 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 20.5 mi
- June Tolliver House: 21.4 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 0.0 mi
- Wise County: 0.1 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 18.8 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 22.1 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 13.3 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 16.3 mi
- Crazy Eyes Elk: 18.5 mi
- Old Fashion Elk: 18.5 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Breaks Interstate Park: 20.5 mi
- The Breaks: 19.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.7 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 13.3 mi
- Jonkan: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Pound Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Knob | S 176° | 1,196 m | 18.1 mi |
| Camp Rock | S 177° | 1,188 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | S 180° | 1,130 m | 18.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 218° | 1,123 m | 23.3 mi |
| Huff Rock | S 188° | 1,070 m | 21.1 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,044 m | 17.5 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSE 168° | 1,043 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pickem Mountain | S 177° | 1,041 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clintwood 1W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11369424274
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