New River Valley Fairgrounds
New River Valley Fairgrounds is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 660 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Club Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 660 m
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 28.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 29 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 29 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Club Park: 1.9 mi
- Dublin Park: 2.2 mi
- Randolph Park: 2.3 mi
- Newbern Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Macgill Park: 5.7 mi
- Cloyds Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Peak Knob: 7.3 mi
- Draper Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Ingles Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Dusenberry Knob: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 23.4 mi
- DAK Lights: 2.2 mi
- Modern Art: 13.0 mi
- Modern Art: 13.0 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 13.5 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 16.8 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 14.3 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 16.0 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 16.1 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 17.1 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 17.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 3.3 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 3.4 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 16.6 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 18.0 mi
- High Point: 9.3 mi
- Barneys Wall: 17.9 mi
- Barney's Wall: 17.9 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Bear Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Waterfront: 11.1 mi
- Water Front: 11.3 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 11.9 mi
- Cascades: 18.2 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 16.0 mi
- Keffer Oak: 23.8 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of New River Valley Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNE 30° | 1,327 m | 18.0 mi |
| Butt Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,282 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | NNE 15° | 1,256 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | NW 315° | 1,238 m | 12.1 mi |
| Doe Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,211 m | 17.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 311° | 1,179 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Rock | W 266° | 1,153 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pearis Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,148 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:29 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 7 mi away.
- Greater White-fronted Goose11 obs
- Ross's Goose7 obs
- Snow Goose5 obs
- American Wigeon4 obs
- Common Buckeye3 obs
- Monarch3 obs
- Wild Basil3 obs
- Familiar Bluet3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/804696568
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