Haycock Knob
Haycock Knob rises to 860 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the east, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 860 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 28.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 24 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback: 1.5 mi
- Elliott Knob: 1.8 mi
- Archer Knob: 3.4 mi
- Bettys Hill: 4.6 mi
- Crawford Knob: 6.5 mi
- Deerfield Park: 3.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 13.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 14.2 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center: 14.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 3.3 mi
- Phillips Spring: 6.2 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 10.3 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Cannon: 14.4 mi
- Statler Brothers: 15.0 mi
- Highland County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 14.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 15.1 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 15.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 14.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 19.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 23.6 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 24.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 10.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 12.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 12.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 13.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 16.0 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Staunton: 15.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 15.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 15.2 mi
- Watering Can: 15.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 7.3 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 15.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.2 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 21.0 mi
- White Rock Falls: 24.3 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Haycock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | E 90° | 1,358 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hogback | ESE 104° | 1,355 m | 1.5 mi |
| Freezland Flat | N 4° | 1,325 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | N 6° | 1,305 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | N 7° | 1,289 m | 14.5 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | NNE 12° | 1,260 m | 13.3 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | NNW 346° | 1,187 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | NNW 333° | 1,185 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572192
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