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Veldon D. Dotson Recreation Park

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Elevation, modelled
815 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
High Knob1,288 m · 7.8 mi
Nearest byway
Coal Heritage Trail - VA2.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
36.9730, -82.5313
Veldon D. Dotson Recreation Park from directly overhead

Veldon D. Dotson Recreation Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 815 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden, a garden 1.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 2.3 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veldon D. Dotson Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSW 224°1,288 m7.8 mi
Black MountainWSW 259°1,259 m20.4 mi
The DoublesWSW 257°1,247 m19.6 mi
Eagle KnobSW 217°1,196 m6.9 mi
Camp RockSW 216°1,188 m7.9 mi
Little MountainSW 221°1,130 m8.5 mi
Potato HillWSW 253°1,123 m20.6 mi
Bowling KnobSW 227°1,075 m19.8 mi

138 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1220:1520:54
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3717:18

Local time (America/New_York).

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