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Sanford Hill

Sanford Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sanford Hill rises to 539 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah, a peak 0.7 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
539 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.70985, -79.63671

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Longdale Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 10.7 mi
  • Woods Creek Park: 11.2 mi
  • Morgan Park: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
Springs: 9
  • Sulphur Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Marble Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Sand Springs: 17.4 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lace Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 16.4 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Sanford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainNNE 26°1,111 m9.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 222°1,106 m4.8 mi
Brushy MountainN 359°1,088 m11.2 mi
Gully MountainSSW 212°1,064 m5.0 mi
North MountainNW 317°1,059 m3.4 mi
Ad Cox KnobNW 310°1,055 m3.3 mi
Orebank MountainSSW 208°1,051 m5.0 mi
Little House MountainNNE 31°1,032 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5820:0520:44
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:3116:2317:04

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586969

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