Big Tom
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
- 2.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 3 mi
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 3 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 3 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Graves Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Doubletop Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stony Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Spitler Hill: 2.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cedar Run Falls: 2.6 mi
- Rose River Falls: 2.8 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 3.7 mi
- Davids Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 3.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 4.1 mi
- Furnace Spring: 6.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 12.0 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 12.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.5 mi
- The Garden Maze: 12.7 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 13.6 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.1 mi
- Pavilian: 17.5 mi
- Love: 12.5 mi
- Lions Glasses: 20.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.6 mi
- Cootie Bug: 21.6 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 9.6 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 24.8 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Big Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NNW 339° | 1,232 m | 3.7 mi |
| Stony Man | N 360° | 1,220 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 234° | 1,172 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hazeltop | WSW 247° | 1,149 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bushytop | N 352° | 1,142 m | 6.0 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NNW 337° | 1,138 m | 2.7 mi |
| Nakedtop | NNW 332° | 1,138 m | 4.2 mi |
| Betty's Rock | N 352° | 1,131 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560312
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 4 mi
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