- Elevation, modelled
- 499 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- High Knob1,288 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail - VAon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9043, -82.7810
Island Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 499 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Rock Recreation Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | E 95° | 1,288 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 276° | 1,259 m | 6.3 mi |
| The Doubles | W 273° | 1,247 m | 5.3 mi |
| Eagle Knob | E 95° | 1,196 m | 9.6 mi |
| Camp Rock | E 100° | 1,188 m | 9.3 mi |
| Little Mountain | E 101° | 1,130 m | 8.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 259° | 1,123 m | 6.0 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 261° | 1,096 m | 16.4 mi |
- On the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 9.4 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 13.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 14.3 mi off the Country Music HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 14 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Stone Mountain: 4.3 mi
- High Butte: 4.9 mi
- Elk Knob: 5.1 mi
- Morris Butt: 5.1 mi
- The Doubles: 5.3 mi
Parks: 38
- Washington Rock Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Italy Bottom Park: 2.3 mi
- Archery Range Park: 2.5 mi
- Miner's Park: 2.6 mi
- Bullitt Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 16
- Portal 30: 8.6 mi
- Train: 8.6 mi
- Train: 8.6 mi
- Portal 31: 8.7 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 9.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 2.6 mi
- June Tolliver House: 2.6 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 2.8 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 8.7 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 6.3 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 13.5 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 15.0 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 16.6 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 3
- Woodbooger Statue: 8.6 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 13.0 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grounds: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Copper Creek Bluff: 19.0 mi
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
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