Ratcliff Hill
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
- 16.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 24.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Knob: 0.9 mi
- South Sister Knob: 2.3 mi
- Tower Hill Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 2.7 mi
- North Sister Knob: 2.8 mi
- Deerfield Park: 11.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 12.5 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 15.2 mi
- Maury Monument: 16.0 mi
- Highland Park: 19.3 mi
- Bolar Spring: 7.1 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 8.1 mi
- Phillips Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rocky Spring: 11.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 14.1 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 14.3 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 17.4 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 17.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 3.7 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 9.5 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 22.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Highland County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 19.6 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 23.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 24.7 mi
- 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
- Byrd Point: 5.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 24.6 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 17.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 13.8 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 18.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 19.5 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 20.8 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 14.2 mi
- Sunset: 19.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | NW 312° | 1,365 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sounding Knob | N 3° | 1,334 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mad Sheep | WNW 301° | 1,287 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mad Tom | WNW 298° | 1,236 m | 15.1 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | NE 49° | 1,185 m | 14.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 226° | 1,170 m | 15.0 mi |
| Duncan Knob | WNW 294° | 1,164 m | 5.9 mi |
| Northeast Peak | ENE 63° | 1,160 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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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