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Bunkin Hill

Bunkin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunkin Hill rises to 483 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
483 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89846, -79.39587

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Maury Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 4.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Jordan's Point: 7.5 mi
  • M. Leroy Richardson Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
Springs: 20
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cockran Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 14.5 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 15.9 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Lace Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 11.4 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Bunkin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainWSW 243°1,111 m10.2 mi
Big ButtW 271°1,053 m4.6 mi
Little House MountainWSW 239°1,032 m9.6 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 284°1,003 m7.3 mi
White Rock MountainW 272°1,002 m8.8 mi
Dale MountainW 270°991 m7.7 mi
Jump RockNNW 340°959 m3.6 mi
Coopers KnobW 281°959 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5620:0520:44
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583314

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