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Nance Mountain

Nance Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nance Mountain rises to 399 m in Virginia. Bull Mountain stands 977 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooker Baseball Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
399 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71819, -79.81726

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 2.5 mi
  • J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Corner Escape Park: 3.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 3.6 mi
  • Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 52
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Brush: 3.7 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 24.8 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Rain Garden: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • White Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 23.5 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull MountainW 266°977 m22.6 mi
Richwood KnobW 266°977 m22.6 mi
Gabes KnobW 267°908 m22.0 mi
Turners KnobWNW 301°763 m24.6 mi
Cooks KnobNNW 329°653 m18.4 mi
No Business MountainWSW 257°600 m20.3 mi
Fork MountainN 352°593 m9.3 mi
Smith MountainNE 34°590 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0220:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495991 — Nance Mountain, Henry County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583737

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