Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 448 m in Virginia. Bull Mountain stands 977 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dug Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 448 m
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 27 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 27 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridgeway Jaycees Centennial Park: 4.3 mi
- Ellsworth Ct Nature Trail: 4.4 mi
- Southside Park: 4.6 mi
- Fisher Farm Park: 4.7 mi
- Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 5.8 mi
- Dug Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sheffield Hill: 3.5 mi
- Holt Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Drag Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Nance Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 13.3 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 15.7 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 19.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- White Falls: 20.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 23.9 mi
- Window Falls: 24.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.1 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 8.5 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 21.0 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 21.4 mi
- Veterns Memorial: 23.9 mi
- CCC Ruins: 24.8 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 5.9 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 11.6 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 15.8 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 17.0 mi
- Calico Rock: 20.1 mi
- Indian Face: 25.0 mi
- Brush: 7.0 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 10.2 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 15.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain | WNW 288° | 977 m | 17.9 mi |
| Richwood Knob | WNW 288° | 977 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spoon Mountain | WNW 288° | 936 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gabes Knob | WNW 290° | 908 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rock Mountain | W 280° | 883 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tobacco Knob | WNW 282° | 766 m | 23.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 282° | 745 m | 23.3 mi |
| Carter Mountain | W 273° | 709 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586636
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