Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob rises to 745 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobacco Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 745 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 9 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 10 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tobacco Knob: 0.4 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Spoon Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Joes Knob: 2.9 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 4.1 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 6.4 mi
- Mabry Mill: 6.4 mi
- Byrds Marker: 9.9 mi
- White Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower Cascades: 18.7 mi
- Torys Falls: 19.4 mi
- Rider Falls: 19.8 mi
- Window Falls: 19.8 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 16.1 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 19.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 19.6 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 19.7 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 19.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 14.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 15.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.7 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 19.2 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 20.0 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 20.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 20.3 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 11.0 mi
- One Clear View: 16.3 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 17.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 19.7 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 19.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 16.9 mi
- Calico Rock: 17.7 mi
- Indian Face: 19.8 mi
- Moores Wall: 19.8 mi
- Cooks Wall: 21.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 20.7 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 23.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NW 314° | 1,210 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,087 m | 8.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,081 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 356° | 1,080 m | 9.6 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NW 325° | 1,059 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNW 348° | 1,049 m | 8.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 312° | 1,027 m | 11.1 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NW 306° | 1,015 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1497963 — Grassy Knob, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356585453
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 20 mi
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