Southwest Virginia Museum
Southwest Virginia Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail - VA runs past it.
The story
Big Stone Gap, VA, listed on the NRHP in Virginia
Dates from 1946.
Wikidata Q7571374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 10.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 11.8 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 17.1 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 11 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 11 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Knob: 2.5 mi
- Morris Butt: 3.1 mi
- High Butte: 3.2 mi
- Little Stone Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Huff Rock: 5.5 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 0.0 mi
- Bullitt Park: 0.2 mi
- Carnes Gym Field: 0.3 mi
- Miner's Park: 0.4 mi
- Frog Level Park: 0.4 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 7.2 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 10.7 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 15.4 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 17.8 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 19.3 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 0.3 mi
- June Tolliver House: 0.5 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 10.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 10.5 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 10.6 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 21.8 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 22.9 mi
- The Rounds: 23.2 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 9.3 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 14.2 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 14.1 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Southwest Virginia Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | ENE 76° | 1,288 m | 8.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,259 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Doubles | WNW 300° | 1,247 m | 6.2 mi |
| Eagle Knob | ENE 78° | 1,196 m | 9.8 mi |
| Camp Rock | E 82° | 1,188 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | E 82° | 1,130 m | 8.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 285° | 1,123 m | 6.2 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 271° | 1,096 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/482125888
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 26 mi
Take the scenic way to Southwest Virginia Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.