Poorhouse Knob
Poorhouse Knob rises to 721 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 721 m
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 18 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 18 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 18 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rose Hill: 0.7 mi
- Barringer Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Craig Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Price Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Harkrader Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Town and Country Park: 1.1 mi
- South Franklin Street Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Wall Street Park: 1.5 mi
- Downtown Park: 1.5 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 1.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 2.3 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 7.6 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 8.2 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 8.7 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 7.2 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 7.6 mi
- Modern Art: 8.2 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 8.4 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 9.5 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Bear Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 18.7 mi
- Barney's Wall: 20.2 mi
- Barneys Wall: 20.2 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 1.5 mi
- One Clear View: 14.4 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.6 mi
- Keffer Oak: 16.8 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 20.2 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 7.3 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 7.7 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 16.3 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 16.4 mi
- Camp Creek: 13.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 13.1 mi
- White Falls: 23.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 5.9 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Water Front: 12.0 mi
- Waterfront: 16.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Poorhouse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNW 338° | 1,327 m | 18.0 mi |
| Poor Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,141 m | 15.8 mi |
| Kelly Knob | N 356° | 1,141 m | 17.1 mi |
| Johns Creek Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,121 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bruisers Knob | NNE 13° | 1,045 m | 17.4 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SSW 192° | 1,037 m | 18.6 mi |
| Macks Mountain | SW 225° | 1,027 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bullard Knob | SW 225° | 1,027 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564720
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 29 mi
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