Little Harkening Hill
Little Harkening Hill rises to 901 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Harkening Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 901 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.6 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
- Harkening Hill: 0.9 mi
- McFalls Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.9 mi
- Chesnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Montvale Park: 8.6 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 8.8 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 9.7 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 10.6 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 10.8 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 11.6 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 12.2 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 14.9 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 10.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.3 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.5 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 20.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 21.2 mi
- Rhinoceros: 9.2 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 14.6 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 22.5 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 22.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 7.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.6 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.4 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 21.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 21.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.7 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 11.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 11.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 11.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 7.2 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Explore Park: 20.3 mi
- Carvins Cove: 21.0 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 21.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 2.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 11.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 24.4 mi
- Big Spring: 2.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 12.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Howrytown: 14.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Little Harkening Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,287 m | 6.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | ENE 57° | 1,221 m | 7.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,215 m | 2.3 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,167 m | 2.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,157 m | 6.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | E 80° | 1,131 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 112° | 1,119 m | 2.4 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,088 m | 4.0 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 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496985 — Little Harkening Hill, Botetourt County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584421
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