Rakes Knob
Rakes Knob rises to 892 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Ridge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 892 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 5 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 6 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 7 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pocket Ridge: 0.9 mi
- The Haycocks: 1.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Stockers Knob: 3.6 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 4.8 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 5.3 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Mines Branch Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 10.5 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 22.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 4.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 14.2 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 19.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 20.0 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 20.0 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 20.0 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 20.0 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 20.0 mi
- One Clear View: 4.5 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.0 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 24.0 mi
- White Falls: 6.9 mi
- Camp Creek: 18.2 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 4.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 9.0 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
- Water Front: 19.3 mi
- Waterfront: 23.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 21.5 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Rakes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,210 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SW 236° | 1,087 m | 9.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,081 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 234° | 1,080 m | 5.1 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SW 234° | 1,059 m | 10.0 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SW 230° | 1,049 m | 6.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge | W 264° | 1,037 m | 12.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,027 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1472950 — Rakes Knob, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356564882
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