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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hill rises to 142 m in Virginia. The Peak stands 889 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spilman Homestead, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49013414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63845, -77.95138

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 16
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Springs: 9
  • Lambert's Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Peace Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 17.2 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 22.0 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 13.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 20.8 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 21.1 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PeakNW889 m14.6 mi
Jenkins MountainWNW585 m15.3 mi
Big Cobbler MountainN476 m13.8 mi
Red Oak MountainW428 m10.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNNE417 m12.2 mi
Hickerson MountainNW416 m10.7 mi
Rappahannock MountainNNE404 m11.8 mi
OventopNNW400 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0120:40
September equinox07:0018:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587792

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