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Brushy Knob

Brushy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Knob rises to 1,043 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 3.8 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1043 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88010, -82.56016

152 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 53
  • Clear Creek Park: 4.4 mi
  • Locust Avenue Park: 4.9 mi
  • Legion Park: 5.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 5.3 mi
  • Norton City Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
  • June Tolliver House: 11.8 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Spearhead Trails: 5.6 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 6.8 mi
  • Portal 30: 20.6 mi
  • Train: 20.6 mi
  • Train: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 6.3 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Abrams Falls: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobWNW 283°1,288 m3.9 mi
Black MountainW 277°1,259 m18.6 mi
The DoublesW 276°1,247 m17.6 mi
Eagle KnobWNW 289°1,196 m2.7 mi
Camp RockW 271°1,188 m3.1 mi
Little MountainW 271°1,130 m4.0 mi
Potato HillW 272°1,123 m18.1 mi
Bowling KnobWSW 241°1,075 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1220:1520:54
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546168717065554537
Precip in4.34.44.74.84.64.95.84.13.62.93.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482065 — Brushy Knob, Scott County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356570719

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