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Buzzard Hill

Buzzard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Hill rises to 397 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 728 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Toy Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
397 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.08158, -77.90139

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions: 53
  • Cider Stage: 4.1 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 4.2 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 4.2 mi
  • Peacocks: 4.2 mi
  • Pig Pen: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 33
  • The Peacemakers: 15.0 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 15.2 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 15.6 mi
  • Daniel Morgan: 15.6 mi
  • Admiral Richard Byrd: 15.7 mi
Museums: 30
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 15
Gardens: 13
  • Demonstration Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dargan Bend: 21.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.9 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 22.6 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pua Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.2 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • River Access: 3.6 mi
  • River Access: 4.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Buzzard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSW 220°728 m17.6 mi
Blue MountainSW 217°674 m10.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 207°644 m16.8 mi
Ravensden RockSW 218°604 m18.3 mi
ParisSW 219°590 m8.6 mi
Paris MountainSSW 202°587 m3.7 mi
Big Cobbler MountainS 189°476 m17.0 mi
NeersvilleNNE 33°467 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516169747265544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX 3, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464194 — Buzzard Hill, Clarke County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356560556

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