Harkening Hill
Harkening Hill rises to 1,026 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Harkening Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,026 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 4 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 4 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Harkening Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.0 mi
- McFalls Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sharp Top Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Montvale Park: 8.0 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 8.4 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 9.7 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 9.8 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 10.7 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 11.4 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 12.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 14.6 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 9.9 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.6 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.3 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 19.8 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 20.7 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 9.8 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 11.6 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 12.4 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 12.6 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 6.2 mi
- Victory Garden: 9.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 20.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 21.3 mi
- Rhinoceros: 8.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 15.2 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 22.2 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 22.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Explore Park: 19.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 21.0 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Big Spring: 1.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 11.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 12.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 2.3 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 12.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 24.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Howrytown: 15.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Harkening Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 54° | 1,287 m | 7.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 51° | 1,221 m | 7.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 101° | 1,215 m | 1.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,167 m | 1.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,157 m | 6.1 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,131 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | E 91° | 1,119 m | 2.0 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 49° | 1,088 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 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 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1488715 — Harkening Hill, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575806
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