Nance Mountain
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
- 24.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 25 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 27 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 27 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Blue Knob: 5.4 mi
- Orchard Knob: 5.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Dug Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Glady Fork Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 3.4 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 10.8 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 18.2 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 22.3 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 16.5 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 17.2 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Brush: 3.7 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 24.8 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 24.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 24.9 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 4.1 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 24.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- White Falls: 20.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 18.8 mi
- Cracker Point: 24.5 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 23.5 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 24.1 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 18.1 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain | W 266° | 977 m | 22.6 mi |
| Richwood Knob | W 266° | 977 m | 22.6 mi |
| Gabes Knob | W 267° | 908 m | 22.0 mi |
| Turners Knob | WNW 301° | 763 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cooks Knob | NNW 329° | 653 m | 18.4 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WSW 257° | 600 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 352° | 593 m | 9.3 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NE 34° | 590 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:27 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
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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