- Elevation, modelled
- 647 m
- Tallest summit within 13.6 miles
- Watering Pond Knob1,396 m · 13.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Camp Allegheny Backway14.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 38.3367, -79.4915
Highland County Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 647 m. Watering Pond Knob stands 1,396 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 14 miles off.
historic house in McDowell, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q14712777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- The Highland Historical Society
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Highland County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watering Pond Knob | WNW 300° | 1,396 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 292° | 1,363 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 305° | 1,362 m | 13.2 mi |
| Barren Rock | N 353° | 1,335 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sounding Knob | W 277° | 1,334 m | 5.4 mi |
| Freezland Flat | E 83° | 1,325 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ENE 73° | 1,320 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | ENE 77° | 1,305 m | 9.5 mi |
- 14.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 14.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 23.7 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 27.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cedar Knob: 0.4 mi
- Big Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sittlington Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hulls Hill: 1.3 mi
- Maple Knob: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 6.1 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 6.1 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Boiler House: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.5 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 7.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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