Hominy Hill
Hominy Hill rises to 686 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagner Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 686 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 14.1 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 27.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wagner Hill: 0.5 mi
- Weaver Knob: 5.2 mi
- Greenbrier Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Boggs Hightop: 6.7 mi
- Kates Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Hollowell Park: 1.1 mi
- Greenbrier Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
- Montwell Park: 1.4 mi
- Lewisburg Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Greenspace: 1.5 mi
- Whitcomb: 0.9 mi
- Alum Springs: 5.7 mi
- Brink: 5.7 mi
- Egypt: 18.9 mi
- Fairview: 22.8 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
- Big Spring: 10.9 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 14.4 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 14.9 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 15.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 3.2 mi
- Organ Cave: 5.0 mi
- The Bunker: 6.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 17.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 1.4 mi
- High Point: 16.7 mi
- Piney Point: 17.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.8 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.5 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Beartown State Park: 19.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 1.2 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 8.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 23.4 mi
- Middle Cascades: 13.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.5 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 14.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 17.7 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Hominy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NW 324° | 1,271 m | 15.6 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NNW 329° | 1,204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,204 m | 14.6 mi |
| Keeney Knob | W 266° | 1,195 m | 15.4 mi |
| Joe Knob | NNW 332° | 1,192 m | 18.1 mi |
| Point Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,189 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | W 268° | 1,169 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | W 262° | 1,116 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewisburg 3 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554732 — Hominy Hill, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524960
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