Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 553 m in Virginia. Brushy Knob stands 1,043 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Block House Monument, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 553 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 11.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 15 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 15 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frisby Knob: 1.7 mi
- Walker Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Knob: 4.4 mi
- Browder Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Moore Hill: 6.8 mi
- Carrollwood Forest Sign: 2.4 mi
- Weber City Recreation Complex: 3.3 mi
- Highland Park: 4.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.6 mi
- Glen Bruce Park: 4.8 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 0.8 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 4.6 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 4.7 mi
- Battle of Kingsport: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 9.2 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Kit Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Moody Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Car Museum: 4.3 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 14.8 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 14.8 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 17.7 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 7.1 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 12.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 15.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 16.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 21.2 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.8 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.8 mi
- Junaluska: 20.1 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 23.1 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 22.0 mi
- Abrams Falls: 14.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob | N 351° | 1,043 m | 19.6 mi |
| Moore Knob | N 357° | 985 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Hill | N 352° | 982 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chimneytop | SW 221° | 945 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cliff Mountain | NW 304° | 934 m | 19.7 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SW 221° | 926 m | 17.5 mi |
| Big Knob | N 357° | 919 m | 4.4 mi |
| Big Flat Top | NNW 347° | 897 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356585562
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 5 mi
- Bristol · 17 mi
- Johnson City · 22 mi
- Elizabethton · 23 mi
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