Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 820 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,363 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sittlington Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Highland County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 15.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 28.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sittlington Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Knob: 2.0 mi
- Hulls Hill: 2.0 mi
- Maple Knob: 2.5 mi
- Highland Park: 7.9 mi
- Deerfield Park: 9.8 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 17.2 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
- Phillips Spring: 7.2 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 9.0 mi
- Hiner Spring: 10.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 10.8 mi
- Bolar Spring: 12.2 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 5.8 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 5.9 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 7.1 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 21.5 mi
- Boiler House: 23.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 7.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 10.5 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 11.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 24.8 mi
- Highland County Museum: 1.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 8.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 19.3 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 3.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Locust Springs: 20.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 9.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.7 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 5.4 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 10.8 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 19.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 21.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 297° | 1,363 m | 13.5 mi |
| Barren Rock | N 354° | 1,335 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | WNW 290° | 1,334 m | 5.7 mi |
| Freezland Flat | ENE 75° | 1,325 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ENE 68° | 1,320 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | ENE 70° | 1,305 m | 9.8 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | ENE 67° | 1,289 m | 10.3 mi |
| Red Oak Knob | NW 318° | 1,283 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481731 — Big Hill, Highland County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570505
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