Graveyard Knob
Graveyard Knob rises to 551 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coles Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 5 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 6 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 11 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waid Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park -: 6.7 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 6.7 mi
- Lynch Park: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.9 mi
- Coles Knob: 1.5 mi
- Cooks Knob: 4.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.9 mi
- Grassy Hill: 5.9 mi
- Beech Mountain: 6.5 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Dan Wright Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Rorer Hall: 18.8 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 18.8 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 18.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 5.7 mi
- Caboose: 8.4 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 18.3 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 15.6 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 16.0 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Explore Park: 18.5 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 12.4 mi
- Roanoke Star: 17.5 mi
- One Clear View: 17.8 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 18.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 18.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 17.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 18.2 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 18.7 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 18.8 mi
- The Solar Wind: 20.3 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 17.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Beale Garden: 24.4 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 12.2 mi
- Camp Creek: 12.2 mi
- White Falls: 13.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 11.1 mi
- Cracker Point: 12.5 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Graveyard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | N 358° | 1,083 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | SW 235° | 985 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bent Mountain | NNW 332° | 975 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | NNW 332° | 972 m | 11.2 mi |
| Masons Knob | N 354° | 961 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Haycocks | WSW 238° | 955 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | NNW 342° | 935 m | 12.1 mi |
| Rakes Knob | SW 235° | 892 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493022 — Graveyard Knob, Franklin County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581875
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 19 mi
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