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Johnnies Knob

Johnnies Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Johnnies Knob rises to 803 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
803 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.08104, -78.48849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 22
Artworks: 16
  • Warrior Statue: 15.9 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 17.5 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 17.8 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 18.5 mi
Springs: 15
  • Roadside Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Arie Vankan Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Winfred Tharp Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Trout Run Fault Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Old grape garden: 15.2 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 3: 17.8 mi
  • Beach 1: 18.1 mi
  • Beach 2: 18.1 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Johnnies Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainSW 227°1,006 m10.4 mi
Sugar KnobSW 222°976 m9.8 mi
Little Sluice MountainSW 217°951 m10.1 mi
Long MountainSW 233°951 m14.9 mi
Paddy MountainSW 218°910 m6.5 mi
Big SchlossSW 225°894 m13.6 mi
Short MountainW 275°874 m13.7 mi
Bald KnobW 275°874 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526069737265534335
Precip in2.72.33.63.64.04.43.23.33.93.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484466 — Johnnies Knob, Frederick County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356572656

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