Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy)
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy) is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 797 m. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 3.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 7 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Knob: 3.6 mi
- Groundhog Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Elk Spur: 4.4 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 4.6 mi
- Bobbitt Knob: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 7.6 mi
- Westwood Park: 10.1 mi
- Westwood Park: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 10.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 11.1 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 11.4 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 11.4 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 12.8 mi
- Crooked Creek: 10.9 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 19.1 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 15.2 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 16.1 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 18.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 20.0 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 19.1 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 19.4 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 22.5 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Rider Falls: 22.5 mi
- Torys Falls: 24.8 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 19.8 mi
- Three Bears: 23.5 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 23.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 11.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Waterfront: 20.9 mi
- Water Front: 22.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 38° | 1,210 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fisher Peak | WSW 239° | 1,088 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NE 52° | 1,087 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,075 m | 13.9 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NE 54° | 1,059 m | 12.9 mi |
| Horse Knob | WSW 241° | 1,047 m | 13.8 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNE 27° | 1,037 m | 13.8 mi |
| Beamer Knob | W 274° | 1,032 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Mount Airy · 12 mi
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