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The Wilderness Road Blockhouse

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Elevation, modelled
528 m
Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
High Knob1,288 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail1.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
36.7121, -82.7376

The Wilderness Road Blockhouse is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled 528 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fannon Train Museum, a museum 3.0 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of The Wilderness Road Blockhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNNE 26°1,288 m13.8 mi
Black MountainNNW 328°1,259 m16.4 mi
The DoublesNNW 330°1,247 m15.6 mi
Eagle KnobNNE 30°1,196 m14.4 mi
Camp RockNNE 30°1,188 m13.5 mi
Little MountainNNE 26°1,130 m13.0 mi
Potato HillNW 326°1,123 m14.7 mi
Bowling KnobNW 326°1,075 m5.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1320:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4016:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

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