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Hackett Hill

Hackett Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hackett Hill rises to 582 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
582 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.88485, -79.26114

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 11.5 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 11.5 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 11.5 mi
Springs: 22
  • Lovingston Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 9.4 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • St. Mary's Falls: 9.0 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lace Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 13.5 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 2.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Hackett Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainESE 116°1,232 m8.5 mi
Bald KnobSSE 168°1,232 m10.2 mi
Elk Pond MountainSE 133°1,226 m7.3 mi
Cole MountainSSE 162°1,197 m9.7 mi
Spy RockESE 118°1,128 m8.6 mi
Cellar MountainENE 64°1,112 m9.0 mi
Mine Bank MountainENE 75°1,063 m9.1 mi
Floyds MountainSSE 158°1,061 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493050 — Hackett Hill, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581884

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