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Round Hill

Round Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Round Hill rises to 560 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hills, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4783023

Wikidata Q49069626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
560 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.84569, -79.29837

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 8.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 8.4 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 8.4 mi
Springs: 20
  • Lovingston Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 9.6 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 11.9 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Lace Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 15.4 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 2.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Round Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSE 151°1,232 m8.4 mi
Pompey PeakSE 131°1,229 m9.6 mi
Elk Pond MountainESE 107°1,226 m7.6 mi
Cole MountainSE 142°1,197 m8.3 mi
Floyds MountainSE 139°1,061 m9.0 mi
Brush MountainESE 114°1,049 m8.4 mi
Little Rocky MountainSE 141°1,034 m9.4 mi
Buck MountainSSE 155°1,025 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582053

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