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Phillips Hill

Phillips Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Phillips Hill rises to 445 m in Virginia. Lairds Knob stands 1,000 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln's Father, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
445 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.52984, -78.73141

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Market Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • Ralph Sampson Park: 8.5 mi
  • Parkwoods Community Park: 8.7 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 8.7 mi
  • Alumni Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 23
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 19
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Grounds: 15.1 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 15.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Phillips Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lairds KnobS 179°1,000 m5.6 mi
Grubbs KnobS 170°975 m4.1 mi
Morgan KnobESE 120°936 m3.1 mi
Third MountainESE 120°932 m3.1 mi
Kaylor KnobS 177°889 m6.1 mi
Massanutten PeakSSW 192°882 m9.7 mi
Chapman MountainE 95°870 m13.3 mi
Devils TanyardE 98°864 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5220:0420:43
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3016:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586884

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