Foster Knob
Foster Knob rises to 778 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 778 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 5 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 6 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 6 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Knob: 0.7 mi
- Wiggington Knob: 2.7 mi
- Porter Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Tyler Knob: 3.0 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.2 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 2.0 mi
- Montvale Park: 3.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Troutville Park: 6.4 mi
- Bonsack Park: 6.7 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 6.3 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 9.1 mi
- The Rock: 9.5 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 11.4 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 11.5 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 9.4 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 10.5 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 11.4 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 11.4 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 11.7 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 11.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 12.2 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 13.3 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 17.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Explore Park: 10.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 11.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 12.7 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 19.2 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.5 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 11.8 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 11.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 12.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 14.1 mi
- Beale Garden: 9.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 12.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.0 mi
- Big Spring: 10.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 21.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 22.9 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 12.7 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 21.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 22.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 7.0 mi
- Howrytown: 7.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Foster Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,215 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,167 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 61° | 1,119 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | ENE 66° | 1,074 m | 9.8 mi |
| Harkening Hill | NE 56° | 1,026 m | 10.4 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | NE 54° | 942 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Harkening Hill | NE 51° | 901 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | WNW 289° | 888 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586713
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 12 mi
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