Onyx Hill
Onyx Hill rises to 483 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is West Rockingham Ruritan Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49058723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 483 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 21 mi
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 21 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 0.9 mi
- Dayton Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Whitelow Park: 3.9 mi
- Hillandale Park: 4.5 mi
- Harrisonburg/Warm Springs Turnpike Park: 4.6 mi
- Mole Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Round Hill: 4.6 mi
- Shavers Hill: 4.6 mi
- Prospect Knob: 5.6 mi
- Fort Harrison: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 5.6 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 5.8 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 5.8 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 6.0 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Love Essence: 5.4 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 5.4 mi
- Flames: 5.5 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 5.5 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 5.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 3.3 mi
- Maple Spring: 9.7 mi
- Seawright Springs: 12.2 mi
- Rockingham springs: 14.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 15.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 11.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.8 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 20.9 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 5.4 mi
- ISAT Patio: 6.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 21.9 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 21.6 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 21.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.1 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 20.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 1.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 22.5 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 23.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 14.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Onyx Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | W 272° | 1,338 m | 14.2 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | WNW 288° | 1,336 m | 11.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,332 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bother Knob | WNW 286° | 1,323 m | 13.0 mi |
| High Knob | NW 307° | 1,246 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,244 m | 9.8 mi |
| Meadow Knob | WNW 290° | 1,184 m | 10.1 mi |
| Oak Knob | WNW 283° | 1,175 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564308
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 29 mi
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