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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: 43
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 10.2 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 10.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 10.3 mi
Springs: 20
  • 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 MountainESE 107°1,232 m8.7 mi
Bald KnobSSE 163°1,232 m9.3 mi
Pompey PeakSE 143°1,229 m9.9 mi
Elk Pond MountainESE 123°1,226 m7.1 mi
Cole MountainSSE 155°1,197 m9.0 mi
Spy RockESE 109°1,128 m8.9 mi
Floyds MountainSSE 151°1,061 m9.6 mi
Round MountainENE 76°1,051 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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