Rock Hill
Rock Hill rises to 600 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 600 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 22.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Sister Knob: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 1.8 mi
- Meadow Knob: 1.9 mi
- South Sister Knob: 2.2 mi
- Wallace Peak: 2.4 mi
- Bolar Spring: 6.6 mi
- Phillips Spring: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 9.3 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 10.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 14.7 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 14.8 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 15.3 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Deerfield Park: 9.4 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Highland Park: 17.1 mi
- Maury Monument: 17.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 17.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 1.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 7.1 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Lake Robertson: 24.6 mi
- Highland County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 17.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 22.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 15.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 17.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.9 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 19.5 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 20.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 2.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 13.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 18.5 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 22.2 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 23.5 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.2 mi
- Sunset: 20.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | WNW 301° | 1,365 m | 14.0 mi |
| Elliott Knob | E 88° | 1,358 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hogback | E 90° | 1,355 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | N 356° | 1,334 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mad Sheep | WNW 290° | 1,287 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mad Tom | WNW 289° | 1,236 m | 15.8 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | NE 49° | 1,187 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | NE 52° | 1,185 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499978 — Rock Hill, Bath County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586942
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