- Elevation, modelled
- 629 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Bald Knob1,327 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway17.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2290, -80.4148
Market Square Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 629 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation, a museum 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Market Square Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 321° | 1,327 m | 10.7 mi |
| Butt Mountain | NW 311° | 1,282 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | NW 310° | 1,256 m | 14.7 mi |
| Wind Rock | NNW 336° | 1,246 m | 14.0 mi |
| Brushy Top | NW 318° | 1,236 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | NNW 341° | 1,232 m | 13.1 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,231 m | 13.1 mi |
| Doe Mountain | NW 316° | 1,211 m | 12.2 mi |
- 17.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 22.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 21 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 22 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 24 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Henderson Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Marcia's Park: 0.2 mi
- Price House & Nature Museum: 0.2 mi
- President's Quad: 0.3 mi
- VTCC 'VT": 0.3 mi
Peaks
- High Knob: 2.6 mi
- Price Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Paris Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Hightop Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Gap Mountain: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Pylons: 0.3 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 0.9 mi
- Prices Fork Research Center Building - Architecture - Former.: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Perspective Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 0.7 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 1.6 mi
- Modern Art: 4.3 mi
- Modern Art: 4.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 0.1 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 0.5 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 1.2 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 6.7 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 11.3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bear Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Barney's Wall: 13.5 mi
- Barneys Wall: 13.5 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 0.8 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 1.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 19.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 6.9 mi
- Keffer Oak: 8.6 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 12.5 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 13.2 mi
- One Clear View: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascades: 13.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 15.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Iranto Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Water Front: 18.7 mi
- Waterfront: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring Well #25: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 2 mi away.
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