Acorn Hill
Acorn Hill rises to 252 m in Virginia. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazard Mill Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 252 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 30.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hogback Overlook · 6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Little Devils Stairs Overlook · 6 mi
- Little Hogback Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Brush Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Allens Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Little Crease Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Hazard Mill Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Woodstock Recreational Area: 6.2 mi
- Little Fort Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area: 6.8 mi
- Riverview Park: 8.7 mi
- Indian Grave: 3.6 mi
- Snead Farm: 7.8 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 10.2 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 10.2 mi
- 128th New York Monument: 12.5 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 2.7 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hiden Spring: 15.3 mi
- Furnace Spring: 16.2 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 16.7 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 4.1 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 4.2 mi
- Greasy Falls: 5.5 mi
- Miller Falls: 7.8 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 9.6 mi
- Woodstock Museum Marshall House: 9.7 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 10.1 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 10.2 mi
- Strasburg Museum: 11.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.1 mi
- Three High Heads: 17.4 mi
- Markley Rocks: 17.7 mi
- Dog Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 8.3 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 13.0 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 13.1 mi
- The Garden Maze: 13.7 mi
- Luray Caverns: 13.8 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 7.9 mi
- Pavilian: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 14.2 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 10.0 mi
- Love: 13.7 mi
- Warrior Statue: 18.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.3 mi
- Cootie Bug: 19.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 10.1 mi
- Old grape garden: 17.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 22.0 mi
- Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 24.2 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 9.2 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 9.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 9.4 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Acorn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Rock | S 174° | 1,071 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SE 142° | 1,056 m | 5.8 mi |
| North Marshall | ESE 116° | 1,024 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SSE 152° | 985 m | 5.9 mi |
| South Marshall | ESE 121° | 979 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SE 138° | 940 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pass Mountain | S 172° | 915 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Peak | ESE 118° | 889 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodstock 2 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581685
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
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