Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 512 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 512 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 26.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mills Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 19 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 20 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Waits Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Ingleside Park: 6.3 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Masonic Amphitheatre: 6.4 mi
- Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 6.5 mi
- Callie Furnace: 3.7 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 5.7 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 19.2 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 20.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 12.2 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 17.5 mi
- Thomas Spring: 18.5 mi
- Grose Spring: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.1 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 6.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 15.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 21.0 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 21.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 11.3 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 12.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 21.2 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Lake Robertson: 12.7 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 23.1 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 16.1 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 16.3 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 16.5 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 20.7 mi
- Piney Point: 17.4 mi
- High Point: 17.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 21.0 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 21.2 mi
- George C. Marshall: 21.3 mi
- The Cannonball: 21.3 mi
- George Washington: 21.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 17.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 13.7 mi
- Howrytown: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NW 325° | 1,237 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 327° | 1,179 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | WSW 256° | 1,120 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 124° | 1,106 m | 8.1 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | W 259° | 1,081 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mud Run Mountain | W 262° | 1,067 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gully Mountain | SE 125° | 1,064 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,059 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570503
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