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Funkhouser Knob

Funkhouser Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Funkhouser Knob rises to 388 m in Virginia. Paddy Mountain stands 910 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Fort, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
388 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.11566, -78.31806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 18
Artworks: 16
  • Warrior Statue: 7.3 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 8.3 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 8.4 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 8.7 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 9.1 mi
Springs: 15
  • Vaucluse Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Roadside Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Town Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Arie Vankan Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Winfred Tharp Spring: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mountain Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Pua Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Overall Run Falls: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Herb Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Beach 2: 13.2 mi
  • Beach 3: 13.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 13.5 mi
  • River Access: 23.4 mi
  • River Access: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Funkhouser Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy MountainWSW 240°910 m15.1 mi
PinnacleWNW 287°864 m6.5 mi
Johnnies KnobWSW 255°803 m9.4 mi
Eagle RockW 270°791 m7.5 mi
Spring MountainW 270°738 m8.3 mi
Meneka PeakS 185°730 m11.5 mi
Tea MountainSW 230°705 m17.0 mi
Short MtnW 263°660 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4820:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:3016:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526069737265534335
Precip in2.72.33.63.64.04.43.23.33.93.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356561809

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