Castle Hill
Castle Hill rises to 474 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 474 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 21 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 21 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Buck Hill: 4.4 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Narrow Back Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Wildwood Park: 6.4 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Bridgeview Park: 6.7 mi
- Edgebriar Park: 6.7 mi
- Wynant Park: 6.9 mi
- Seawright Springs: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 7.7 mi
- Castle Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hiner Spring: 12.1 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 12.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Fort Harrison: 10.0 mi
- Cannon: 13.1 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 13.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 10.0 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 12.2 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 13.5 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 13.8 mi
- James Madison statue: 13.5 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 13.5 mi
- James Madison: 13.7 mi
- Chodo IX: 13.7 mi
- Staunton: 13.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 13.0 mi
- Fear Forest: 15.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 17.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 17.7 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 21.3 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- ISAT Patio: 14.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- Heishman Garden: 14.4 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 22.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 10.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 10.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 10.6 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 14.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 10.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | NW 315° | 1,338 m | 11.1 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | NNW 337° | 1,336 m | 12.1 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,332 m | 12.1 mi |
| Freezland Flat | W 271° | 1,325 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bother Knob | NNW 331° | 1,323 m | 12.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | WNW 290° | 1,320 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | W 276° | 1,305 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | W 279° | 1,289 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584381
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