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Prospect Hills

Prospect Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hills rises to 464 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
464 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.82930, -79.29698

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 6.9 mi
  • Laurel Park: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Penny Park: 7.2 mi
  • Ben Salem Wayside: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 7.9 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 8.0 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 8.0 mi
Springs: 18
  • Wiggins Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Rock Spring: 8.4 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 8.5 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 12.5 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Greenhouse Area: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Prospect Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSE 147°1,232 m7.4 mi
Maintop MountainE 89°1,232 m9.6 mi
Pompey PeakSE 126°1,229 m8.8 mi
Elk Pond MountainE 99°1,226 m7.3 mi
Mount PleasantSE 132°1,223 m9.2 mi
Cole MountainSE 137°1,197 m7.4 mi
Floyds MountainSE 134°1,061 m8.1 mi
Brush MountainESE 106°1,049 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493457 — Prospect Hills, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582035

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