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Otter Creek Recreation Area

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Elevation
242 m
Tallest summit within 10.2 miles
Thunder Hill1,221 m · 9.7 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkwayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
37.5762, -79.3378
Otter Creek Recreation Area from directly overhead

Otter Creek Recreation Area is a park in Virginia, at a recorded 242 m. Thunder Hill stands 1,221 m to the west-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

Elevation
242 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Otter Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder HillWSW 251°1,221 m9.7 mi
Terrapin MountainWSW 240°1,062 m7.8 mi
Bluff MountainN 355°1,015 m5.8 mi
Highcock KnobW 261°931 m5.7 mi
Big Rocky RowNW 324°910 m4.9 mi
Silas KnobNNW 345°904 m5.2 mi
Tobacco Row MountainE 95°876 m8.1 mi
High PeakE 95°876 m8.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 21
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2916:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 15 mi away.

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