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Roark Hill

Roark Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Roark Hill rises to 366 m in Virginia. Lairds Knob stands 1,000 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
366 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56401, -78.70419

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Market Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 6.0 mi
  • Rebel Park: 6.4 mi
  • Ralph Sampson Park: 11.1 mi
  • Parkwoods Community Park: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 20
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 15.0 mi
  • Pavilian: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Roark Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lairds KnobS 190°1,000 m8.1 mi
Grubbs KnobS 187°975 m6.5 mi
Morgan KnobSSE 162°936 m4.1 mi
Third MountainSSE 162°932 m4.1 mi
Kaylor KnobS 188°889 m8.6 mi
Massanutten PeakSSW 197°882 m12.4 mi
Chapman MountainESE 107°870 m12.3 mi
Devils TanyardESE 112°864 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3016:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499972 — Roark Hill, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586938

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