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Memorial Park

Memorial Park from directly overhead

Memorial Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 341 m. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
341 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.82400, -79.82566

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Linden Park: 0.3 mi
  • Smith Creek Hiking Trail: 0.3 mi
  • Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 0.4 mi
  • Masonic Amphitheatre: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Stony Run Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Lace Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Sand Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Grose Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 348°1,293 m7.1 mi
Big KnobWNW 287°1,237 m5.8 mi
Bald KnobWNW 286°1,179 m5.2 mi
Brushy MountainN 6°1,170 m10.7 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSW 216°1,120 m10.7 mi
Warm Springs MountainN 5°1,089 m11.8 mi
Brushy MountainENE 72°1,088 m10.6 mi
Montgomery KnobSW 217°1,081 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice05:5820:0620:45
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3216:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 9 mi away.

  • Polyphemus Moth4 obs
  • Eastern Dobsonfly4 obs
  • mayapple3 obs
  • purple crownvetch3 obs
  • Ring-necked Snake2 obs
  • Valley and Ridge Salamander2 obs
  • Wehrle's Salamander2 obs
  • pale jewelweed2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/312450014

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