Roark Mill
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. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- unknown
How to reach it
141 named places within 25 miles
- Pittsylvania Wayside Park: 1.9 mi
- Roosevelt Mattox Park: 2.8 mi
- English Park: 3.2 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 3.6 mi
- Shreve Park: 3.8 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 6.1 mi
- King George Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Brown Mountain: 6.6 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 2.9 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Bethany Church: 6.3 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 8.1 mi
- Avoca Museum: 5.3 mi
- Yates Tavern: 9.2 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 11.5 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 16.5 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 17.0 mi
- 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
- LOVE: 3.3 mi
- Rhinoceros: 23.8 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 24.7 mi
- Hayes Monument: 24.7 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 22.0 mi
- VUL Sign: 24.7 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 22.9 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 23.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WSW 256° | 590 m | 14.1 mi |
| Thaxton Mountain | NW 315° | 586 m | 24.6 mi |
| Greer Knob | WSW 253° | 495 m | 16.0 mi |
| Board Mountain | WNW 296° | 451 m | 24.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 39° | 437 m | 20.3 mi |
| Zimmerman Mountain | NW 310° | 426 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mead Mountain | NW 304° | 423 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNE 28° | 407 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11382577916
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 26 mi
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