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Eagle Knob

Eagle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Knob rises to 1,196 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the west, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.89288, -82.60710

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Legion Park: 2.6 mi
  • Locust Avenue Park: 2.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 3.1 mi
  • Norton City Park: 3.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 3.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • June Tolliver House: 9.3 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Devil's Bathtub: 6.0 mi
  • Spearhead Trails: 7.1 mi
  • Portal 30: 17.9 mi
  • Train: 17.9 mi
  • Train: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 6.0 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Abrams Falls: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Eagle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobW 269°1,288 m1.2 mi
Black MountainW 275°1,259 m15.9 mi
The DoublesW 274°1,247 m15.0 mi
Camp RockSSW 210°1,188 m0.9 mi
Little MountainWSW 239°1,130 m1.7 mi
Potato HillW 269°1,123 m15.5 mi
Bowling KnobSW 232°1,075 m13.0 mi
Huff RockSW 236°1,070 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1220:1520:54
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546168717065554537
Precip in4.34.44.74.84.64.95.84.13.62.93.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586677

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