Byrd Knob
Byrd Knob rises to 842 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 842 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Boston Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 1.2 mi
- Big Hill: 3.1 mi
- White Hill: 4.3 mi
- Newport Hill: 4.8 mi
- Viewing Rock: 4.8 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 7.1 mi
- Maury Monument: 7.2 mi
- Deerfield Park: 12.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 14.6 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 5.6 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 15.9 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 15.9 mi
- Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 16.0 mi
- Cockran Spring: 8.2 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.0 mi
- Rocky Spring: 11.1 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 12.9 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 16.0 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 16.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 16.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 19.2 mi
- George C. Marshall: 16.0 mi
- George Washington: 16.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 16.0 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 16.1 mi
- Staunton: 19.1 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.2 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 19.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 17.5 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 16.7 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.2 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 20.1 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 3.2 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 16.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 5.5 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Byrd Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | NNE 20° | 1,358 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hogback | NNE 18° | 1,355 m | 10.5 mi |
| Northeast Peak | NW 323° | 1,160 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wallace Peak | NW 319° | 1,151 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Butt | SSW 213° | 1,053 m | 9.7 mi |
| Archer Knob | N 3° | 1,039 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 230° | 1,003 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | SW 230° | 1,002 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581782
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