Greer Knob
Greer Knob rises to 495 m in Virginia. Murray Knob stands 695 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 495 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 24 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 24 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 26 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mars Hill: 6.5 mi
- Jacks Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Bettys Hill: 7.7 mi
- Penhook State Boat Ramp: 2.2 mi
- Scruggs Boat Launch: 5.5 mi
- Smith Mountain Lake Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Gretna Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Franklin Junction Historic Railroad Park: 13.2 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 13.0 mi
- Bethany Church: 14.8 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 15.8 mi
- Roark Mill: 16.0 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 17.9 mi
- Yates Tavern: 13.2 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 15.8 mi
- Avoca Museum: 20.3 mi
- Caboose: 21.2 mi
- Saponi Garden: 12.3 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 16.1 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.4 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 20.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Explore Park: 21.9 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 16.3 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 23.5 mi
- LOVE: 18.4 mi
- Rhinoceros: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Greer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Knob | WNW 297° | 695 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cooks Knob | W 262° | 653 m | 22.1 mi |
| Panther Knob | NW 314° | 621 m | 19.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 234° | 593 m | 16.7 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NE 47° | 590 m | 2.2 mi |
| Thaxton Mountain | N 354° | 586 m | 22.3 mi |
| Coles Knob | W 273° | 550 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lick Mountain | NNW 340° | 545 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1467530 — Greer Knob, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562100
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 27 mi
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