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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 507 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackett Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4749568.

Wikidata Q49016015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
507 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.86847, -79.27448

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
Historic sites: 28
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 10.2 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 10.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 10.3 mi
  • Korean War Roll of Honor: 10.3 mi
Springs: 19
  • Lovingston Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 9.0 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • St. Mary's Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Panther Falls: 11.2 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 14.3 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 2.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainESE1,232 m8.7 mi
Bald KnobSSE1,232 m9.3 mi
Pompey PeakSE1,229 m9.9 mi
Elk Pond MountainESE1,226 m7.1 mi
Cole MountainSSE1,197 m9.0 mi
Spy RockESE1,128 m8.9 mi
Floyds MountainSSE1,061 m9.6 mi
Round MountainENE1,051 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492655 — Buck Hill, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581756

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