Grindstone Knob
Grindstone Knob rises to 581 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 581 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 4 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 5 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 5 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Knob: 1.8 mi
- Flattop: 2.2 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 3.0 mi
- Foster Knob: 3.7 mi
- Fullhart Knob: 3.9 mi
- Troutville Park: 3.9 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 4.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 4.9 mi
- Montvale Park: 6.2 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 6.2 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 8.3 mi
- The Rock: 8.9 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 10.7 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 12.5 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 12.5 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 6.8 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 8.8 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 10.9 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 12.4 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 12.5 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 12.7 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 12.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 13.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 16.0 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 20.3 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 12.7 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 12.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 13.8 mi
- Rhinoceros: 14.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 14.9 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Carvins Cove: 10.3 mi
- Explore Park: 12.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 14.7 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Beale Garden: 8.7 mi
- Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 13.8 mi
- Big Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 22.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 12.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lace Falls: 20.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 3.5 mi
- Howrytown: 4.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Grindstone Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | E 79° | 1,215 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | E 85° | 1,167 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 78° | 1,119 m | 12.7 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | E 86° | 1,074 m | 10.8 mi |
| Harkening Hill | ENE 76° | 1,026 m | 10.7 mi |
| McAfee Knob | W 262° | 974 m | 12.9 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | ENE 70° | 942 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Harkening Hill | ENE 71° | 901 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499506 — Grindstone Knob, Botetourt County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586738
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 13 mi
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