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Ratcliff Hill

Ratcliff Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ratcliff Hill rises to 568 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
568 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12957, -79.60532

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 19.6 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 21.5 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 21.6 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Greenhouse Area: 13.8 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Blue Suck Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Ratcliff Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy KnobNW 312°1,365 m14.0 mi
Sounding KnobN 3°1,334 m15.0 mi
Mad SheepWNW 301°1,287 m14.5 mi
Mad TomWNW 298°1,236 m15.1 mi
Brushy RidgeNE 49°1,185 m14.0 mi
Brushy MountainSW 226°1,170 m15.0 mi
Duncan KnobWNW 294°1,164 m5.9 mi
Northeast PeakENE 63°1,160 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0620:45
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499935 — Ratcliff Hill, Bath County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586926

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