- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SW 224° | 1,288 m | 7.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,259 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Doubles | WSW 257° | 1,247 m | 19.6 mi |
| Eagle Knob | SW 217° | 1,196 m | 6.9 mi |
| Camp Rock | SW 216° | 1,188 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 221° | 1,130 m | 8.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 253° | 1,123 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SW 227° | 1,075 m | 19.8 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 15.8 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 14.4 mi off the Country Music HighwayNational
- 22.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 14 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 22 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 22 mi
138 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 59
- Guest Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Robinson Knob: 5.6 mi
- Pickem Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Moore Knob: 6.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 6.6 mi
Parks: 40
- Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
- Arrowhead Park: 2.4 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 4.2 mi
- Coeburn Train Depot: 4.3 mi
- Ringley Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 9
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 12.9 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 12.9 mi
- June Tolliver House: 15.2 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 15.4 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 13.7 mi
- Pound Gap: 13.7 mi
- Wise County: 13.7 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 13.8 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Spearhead Trails: 3.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 12.8 mi
- Train: 21.3 mi
- Portal 30: 21.3 mi
- Portal 31: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 1.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 6.5 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 19.1 mi
- Old Fashion Elk: 24.9 mi
- Crazy Eyes Elk: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Copper Creek Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 23.1 mi
- The Breaks: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grounds: 1.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
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