Dan River Ford Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Dan River Ford Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Oak Knob stands 978 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dan River Bends Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piedmont Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 26 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moores Knob: 2.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 3.3 mi
- Cole Gap Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Ruben Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Historic Rock House: 4.6 mi
- Danbury Historic District: 5.0 mi
- Hart's Access: 5.4 mi
- Byrds Marker: 7.2 mi
- Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Civic and Recreation Center: 11.1 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 13.4 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 13.4 mi
- Horne Creek Historic Farm: 16.1 mi
- Hauser Farmhouse: 16.1 mi
- Surry County Historical Farm Museum: 16.7 mi
- CCC Ruins: 3.3 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 3.3 mi
- CCC Ruins: 3.4 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 4.6 mi
- Lower Cascades: 1.9 mi
- Torys Falls: 2.5 mi
- Window Falls: 2.9 mi
- Tise falls: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 2.6 mi
- Balanced Rock: 2.7 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 7.7 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 11.6 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 17.9 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 21.3 mi
- Balancing Act: 23.5 mi
- George Henry Black: 23.7 mi
- Coffee Pot: 24.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 24.6 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 8.3 mi
- Ararat River Access: 17.4 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 21.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 23.6 mi
- Indian Face: 2.7 mi
- Moores Wall: 2.8 mi
- Cooks Wall: 4.0 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 12.8 mi
- Three Bears: 12.8 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 3.6 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 10.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Dan River Ford Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knob | NNW 335° | 978 m | 22.1 mi |
| East Knob | NNW 332° | 978 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNE 11° | 977 m | 18.1 mi |
| Richwood Knob | NNE 11° | 977 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 340° | 963 m | 20.2 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 330° | 962 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hurricane Knob | NNW 334° | 944 m | 20.8 mi |
| Spoon Mountain | N 355° | 936 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Mount Airy · 18 mi
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