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Grindstone Hill

Grindstone Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Grindstone Hill rises to 180 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 728 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Josephine School Community Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.14483, -77.96500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions: 43
  • Cider Stage: 8.2 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 8.3 mi
  • Peacocks: 8.3 mi
  • Pig Pen: 8.3 mi
  • Cow Train: 8.3 mi
Museums: 34
Artworks: 24
Nature reserves: 14
Springs: 11
Gardens: 8
  • Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • River Access: 4.5 mi
  • River Access: 5.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.8 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Pua Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 24.5 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dargan Bend: 19.4 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Grindstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSSW 204°728 m19.5 mi
Blue MountainSSW 194°674 m13.4 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 192°644 m19.8 mi
Ravensden RockSSW 202°604 m20.4 mi
ParisS 190°590 m11.3 mi
Paris MountainSSE 165°587 m8.0 mi
RoundtopNNW 341°512 m20.1 mi
Big Cobbler MountainS 178°476 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:2816:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516169747265544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX 3, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1738289 — Grindstone Hill (historic), Clarke County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356593993

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