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Blue Knob

Blue Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Knob rises to 521 m in Virginia. Fivemile Mountain stands 801 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Henry County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78292, -79.76337

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden lake Park: 4.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 6.5 mi
  • Jack Dalton Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 7.8 mi
  • J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 55
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Brush: 8.6 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 20.8 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Rain Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • White Falls: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 23.1 mi
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fivemile MountainNW 305°801 m24.5 mi
Cooks KnobNW 312°653 m16.9 mi
No Business MountainWSW 248°600 m24.5 mi
Fork MountainNW 318°593 m6.4 mi
Smith MountainNE 34°590 m19.4 mi
Hogpen MountainW 262°560 m20.0 mi
Brown HillWNW 294°556 m15.8 mi
Graveyard KnobNW 318°551 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2916:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1463580 — Blue Knob, Henry County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356560348

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