Foley Hill
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
- 19.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blackrock Overlook · 19 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 19 mi
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 20 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.3 mi
- Manors Hill: 4.1 mi
- Third Hill: 5.4 mi
- Round Hill: 5.5 mi
- 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
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 4.3 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 4.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Catherine Furnace: 9.4 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 1.9 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 3.9 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 4.1 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 4.1 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 5.8 mi
- Pitt Spring: 8.2 mi
- Hiden Spring: 9.8 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 11.6 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 15.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.1 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 18.9 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 20.2 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- 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
- Shenandoah Caverns: 5.8 mi
- Bryce Resort: 10.9 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 11.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 14.4 mi
- Luray Caverns: 14.4 mi
- 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
- Yellow Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Markley Rocks: 16.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Heishman Garden: 14.8 mi
- ISAT Patio: 16.7 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 17.1 mi
- Old grape garden: 17.5 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 19.9 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 18.1 mi
- Lost River State Park: 19.5 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 19.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubbs Knob | S 172° | 975 m | 13.2 mi |
| Morgan Knob | SSE 160° | 936 m | 11.2 mi |
| Third Mountain | SSE 160° | 932 m | 11.2 mi |
| Church Rock | NW 307° | 910 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wetzel Knob | WNW 291° | 883 m | 13.1 mi |
| Church Mountain | WNW 299° | 881 m | 9.0 mi |
| Big Mountain | SE 128° | 859 m | 7.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | E 81° | 855 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 20 mi
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