Buck Hill
Buck Hill rises to 441 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Caverns at Natural Bridge, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 441 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 7 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sallings Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Skillern Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cave Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.8 mi
- Knick Field: 4.9 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 10.7 mi
- Lexington City Pool: 11.1 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 3.1 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 5.4 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 10.6 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 11.9 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 11.7 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.1 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 12.2 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 0.5 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 0.5 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 0.8 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 5.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 6.5 mi
- Marble Spring: 6.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.5 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 19.5 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 4.8 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.2 mi
- George Washington: 12.2 mi
- George C. Marshall: 12.2 mi
- Lace Falls: 0.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 8.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 11.1 mi
- Panther Falls: 14.5 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 23.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Lake Robertson: 12.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 17.1 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.6 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 16.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 20.9 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 23.0 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 24.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 18.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 23.2 mi
- Howrytown: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | S 170° | 1,287 m | 8.1 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSE 165° | 1,221 m | 7.4 mi |
| Onion Mountain | S 172° | 1,157 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,106 m | 8.8 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | S 186° | 1,088 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gully Mountain | W 278° | 1,064 m | 8.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,062 m | 8.9 mi |
| Orebank Mountain | W 277° | 1,051 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584371
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 26 mi
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