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Big Tom

Big Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Big Tom rises to 719 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rocks, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
719 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50457, -78.37084

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 9.5 mi
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 10.6 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 11.1 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 11.4 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • Five Tents: 3.0 mi
  • CCC Camp: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 9.3 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
Museums: 21
  • Madison County Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.0 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 12.6 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 12.6 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.4 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Love: 12.5 mi
  • LOVE: 20.0 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 20.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 21.6 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Big Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNNW 339°1,232 m3.7 mi
Stony ManN 360°1,220 m6.4 mi
Fork MountainSW 234°1,172 m3.0 mi
HazeltopWSW 247°1,149 m4.7 mi
BushytopN 352°1,142 m6.0 mi
Spitler HillNNW 337°1,138 m2.7 mi
NakedtopNNW 332°1,138 m4.2 mi
Betty's RockN 352°1,131 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560312

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