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Roark Mill

Roark Mill from directly overhead

Roark Mill is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pittsylvania Wayside Park, a park 1.9 miles away. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
unknown

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06299, -79.31725

143 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
Gardens: 12
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Dinwiddie Arboretum: 5.3 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 16.8 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 16.9 mi
Museums: 12
Artworks: 4
  • LOVE: 3.3 mi
  • Rhinoceros: 23.8 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 24.7 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 22.0 mi
  • VUL Sign: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roark Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith MountainWSW 256°590 m14.1 mi
Thaxton MountainNW 315°586 m24.6 mi
Greer KnobWSW 253°495 m16.0 mi
Board MountainWNW 296°451 m24.9 mi
Long MountainNE 39°437 m20.3 mi
Zimmerman MountainNW 310°426 m24.5 mi
Mead MountainNW 304°423 m22.7 mi
Jack MountainNNE 28°407 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2816:2417:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556371767468564639
Precip in4.22.84.03.94.54.24.24.15.03.53.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11382577916

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