Greens Knob
Greens Knob rises to 769 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Weaver Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 9 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 9 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weaver Knob: 1.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tyler Knob: 2.4 mi
- Horsepen Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stewart Knob: 2.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 3.1 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 4.1 mi
- Bonsack Park: 4.7 mi
- Goode Park: 4.9 mi
- Vineyark Park East: 5.3 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 3.0 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- The Rock: 8.4 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 8.5 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 8.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 8.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 8.5 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 8.5 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 8.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Explore Park: 6.3 mi
- Carvins Cove: 11.6 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 14.7 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 16.3 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 8.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 8.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 10.0 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 11.2 mi
- Rhinoceros: 12.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 8.3 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 9.3 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 14.2 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 8.8 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 8.8 mi
- Roanoke Star: 8.9 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 13.9 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 14.3 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.3 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hunting Spring: 24.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 16.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 19.8 mi
- Howrytown: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Greens Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 52° | 1,215 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NE 53° | 1,167 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NE 54° | 1,074 m | 12.8 mi |
| Harkening Hill | NE 46° | 1,026 m | 13.7 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 291° | 974 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Harkening Hill | NE 43° | 901 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NW 305° | 888 m | 13.7 mi |
| McFalls Mountain | NE 45° | 842 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586736
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 9 mi
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