- Elevation, modelled
- 588 m
- Tallest summit within 12.3 miles
- Whitetop Mountain1,684 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 36.6317, -81.7909
Wheel of Freedom is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled 588 m. Whitetop Mountain stands 1,684 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Wheel of Freedom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetop Mountain | E 87° | 1,684 m | 10.3 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | E 89° | 1,553 m | 9.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | E 88° | 1,513 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,511 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | E 92° | 1,480 m | 11.7 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | E 84° | 1,403 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,354 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grave Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,331 m | 12.0 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 29.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Butt Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Clark Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Snaggy Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Short Mountain: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Another Way (ShortCut): 0.8 mi
- AT2020: 0.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 3.3 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.5 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 11.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Welcome Center and Museum: 11.4 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 11.6 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 11.8 mi
- William King Museum: 12.1 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 2.3 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 17.7 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 0.3 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 0.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 15.7 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 19.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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- Bristol · 22 mi
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