Ralph Sampson Park
Ralph Sampson Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 437 m. Oak Knob stands 1,175 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanis Club Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 437 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 16 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 16 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kiwanis Club Park: 0.7 mi
- The Courtyard: 0.8 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.8 mi
- Denton Park: 0.9 mi
- Morrison Park: 1.1 mi
- Shavers Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mole Hill: 5.3 mi
- Massanutten Peak: 6.3 mi
- Round Hill: 6.3 mi
- Onyx Hill: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- James Madison Statue: 1.5 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 1.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 0.9 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 1.0 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- James Madison: 1.5 mi
- James Madison statue: 1.6 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 1.7 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 1.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 7.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 10.0 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 12.9 mi
- Pitt Spring: 13.0 mi
- Seawright Springs: 14.1 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 17.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.5 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 18.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 19.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 19.7 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 20.6 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 21.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.9 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 20.4 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- ISAT Patio: 1.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 1.8 mi
- Heishman Garden: 1.9 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 5.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.7 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 24.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 24.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 24.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 15.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Ralph Sampson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knob | W 278° | 1,175 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 310° | 1,124 m | 14.4 mi |
| Goods Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,088 m | 14.4 mi |
| Second Mountain | NW 308° | 1,087 m | 11.4 mi |
| Lairds Knob | E 94° | 1,000 m | 6.8 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | E 81° | 975 m | 7.5 mi |
| Morgan Knob | ENE 69° | 936 m | 10.1 mi |
| Third Mountain | ENE 69° | 932 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee308 obs
- striped wintergreen200 obs
- Western Honey Bee183 obs
- sassafras183 obs
- poison hemlock182 obs
- Huron Skipper153 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly119 obs
- Mallard112 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/468404452
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
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