Grindstone Knob
Grindstone Knob rises to 594 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Nash Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 594 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blackrock Overlook · 27 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 27 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 28 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nash Hill: 0.4 mi
- Millers Knob: 1.1 mi
- Third Hill: 1.5 mi
- Clover Lick Knob: 3.4 mi
- Church Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 1.3 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Singers Glen Historic District: 8.3 mi
- New Market Community Park: 12.5 mi
- New Market Pocket Park: 12.8 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 7.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 11.8 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 15.8 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 12.4 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 12.5 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 12.5 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 13.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hall Spring: 11.5 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 12.0 mi
- Pitt Spring: 15.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 15.9 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 7.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 13.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 13.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 14.1 mi
- Love Essence: 14.1 mi
- Bryce Resort: 12.5 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 13.1 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 19.5 mi
- Fear Forest: 22.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Markley Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Helmick Rock: 20.9 mi
- Baker Rocks: 21.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.2 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- Pavilian: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 14.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 16.7 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 17.0 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 15.6 mi
- Lost River State Park: 16.8 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Smoke Hole: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Grindstone Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | W 277° | 1,231 m | 10.0 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,174 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 235° | 1,124 m | 10.1 mi |
| Second Mountain | SW 218° | 1,087 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,070 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rader Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,067 m | 10.7 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | W 267° | 1,056 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494973 — Grindstone Knob, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583349
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
Take the scenic way to Grindstone Knob.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.