Burns Knob
Burns Knob rises to 712 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaver Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 712 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shaver Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mays Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Snake Hollow Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gobble Mountain: 1.8 mi
- White Grass Knob: 2.0 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.5 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 9.1 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 10.4 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 12.2 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 15.3 mi
- Cootie Bug: 19.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.4 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 20.7 mi
- Love Essence: 20.7 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 15.4 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 19.3 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 19.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 19.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 19.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 6.9 mi
- Hall Spring: 8.1 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 13.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 16.4 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 18.7 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 15.8 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 20.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 22.4 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.4 mi
- Baker Rocks: 15.6 mi
- Helmick Rock: 16.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Southern Pillar: 19.4 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Bryce Resort: 14.7 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 19.3 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 19.7 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.6 mi
- Old grape garden: 22.5 mi
- ISAT Patio: 23.4 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 23.7 mi
- Lost River State Park: 13.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Smoke Hole: 15.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Burns Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | SW 222° | 1,231 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,137 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rader Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,067 m | 8.9 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,056 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,040 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rader Knob | SW 215° | 1,019 m | 3.6 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | SSE 168° | 1,000 m | 2.7 mi |
| White Grass Knob | SSE 154° | 988 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581772
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