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Bird Knob

Bird Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bird Knob rises to 811 m in Virginia. Nakedtop stands 1,138 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60319, -78.64322

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Market Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 3.4 mi
  • Rebel Park: 3.6 mi
  • Carillon Park: 9.8 mi
  • Mayors Park: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 23
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 17
Artworks: 13
  • Statue of Liberty: 7.8 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 7.8 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 8.5 mi
  • Love: 9.7 mi
  • Flames: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Pavilian: 11.1 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Bird Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NakedtopESE 104°1,138 m13.1 mi
BlackrockESE 116°1,116 m12.0 mi
Lairds KnobSSW 204°1,000 m11.7 mi
Grubbs KnobSSW 204°975 m10.0 mi
Morgan KnobSSW 197°936 m7.0 mi
Third MountainSSW 197°932 m6.9 mi
Kaylor KnobSSW 202°889 m12.0 mi
Tanbark FlatESE 103°881 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1616:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570543

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