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Hickory Knob

Hickory Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Knob rises to 421 m in Virginia. Fivemile Mountain stands 801 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
421 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81181, -79.73726

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden lake Park: 3.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 8.7 mi
  • Jack Dalton Park: 9.8 mi
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 10.2 mi
  • Franklin County Recreation Park: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 55
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Brush: 10.9 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 19.2 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 22.3 mi
  • Family Fun Zone: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • White Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fivemile MountainWNW 299°801 m24.7 mi
Cooks KnobWNW 304°653 m16.8 mi
Fork MountainWNW 296°593 m6.4 mi
Smith MountainNE 34°590 m16.9 mi
Hogpen MountainWSW 257°560 m21.8 mi
Brown HillWNW 286°556 m16.5 mi
Graveyard KnobNW 312°551 m20.1 mi
Coles KnobNW 315°550 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0320:42
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:2916:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495683 — Hickory Knob, Henry County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583628

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