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Foley Hill

Foley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Foley Hill rises to 426 m in Virginia. Grubbs Knob stands 975 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
426 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65956, -78.75030

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Market Community Park: 4.1 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 4.3 mi
  • Rebel Park: 4.6 mi
  • Mount Jackson Community Park: 8.4 mi
  • Mayors Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 23
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 18
Artworks: 13
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 4.2 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 5.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 5.9 mi
  • Love: 14.5 mi
  • Flames: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Foley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grubbs KnobS 172°975 m13.2 mi
Morgan KnobSSE 160°936 m11.2 mi
Third MountainSSE 160°932 m11.2 mi
Church RockNW 307°910 m9.2 mi
Wetzel KnobWNW 291°883 m13.1 mi
Church MountainWNW 299°881 m9.0 mi
Big MountainSE 128°859 m7.6 mi
Middle MountainE 81°855 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3016:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499430 — Foley Hill, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586711

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