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Onyx Hill

Onyx Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.45707, -78.97920

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 20
Artworks: 16
Springs: 14
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobW 272°1,338 m14.2 mi
Flagpole KnobWNW 288°1,336 m11.7 mi
Slate Springs MountainWNW 288°1,332 m11.8 mi
Bother KnobWNW 286°1,323 m13.0 mi
High KnobNW 307°1,246 m12.9 mi
Dundore MountainWNW 301°1,244 m9.8 mi
Meadow KnobWNW 290°1,184 m10.1 mi
Oak KnobWNW 283°1,175 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0420:44
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3016:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564308

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