Smith Hill
Smith Hill rises to 874 m in Virginia. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coles Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 874 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 9 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 10 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 10 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District: 6.0 mi
- John Lemley Park: 7.6 mi
- Wayside Park: 7.7 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 8.1 mi
- Town and Country Park: 8.8 mi
- Coles Knob: 0.8 mi
- Kingery Hill: 0.9 mi
- Epperly Knob: 1.6 mi
- Fishers View Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Craig Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 13.8 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 14.9 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 15.5 mi
- Modern Art: 16.8 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 17.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 8.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 9.1 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 9.7 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 15.2 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 15.2 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 17.7 mi
- One Clear View: 8.2 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 9.6 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.2 mi
- Keffer Oak: 22.4 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 24.3 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 13.7 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 15.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Camp Creek: 8.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 8.0 mi
- White Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cracker Point: 10.2 mi
- Calico Rock: 15.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 23.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 14.1 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Water Front: 16.6 mi
- Waterfront: 21.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Smith Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,141 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,087 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,083 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,081 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSW 193° | 1,080 m | 15.2 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,059 m | 19.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SSW 195° | 1,049 m | 16.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SW 221° | 1,037 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1497155 — Smith Hill, Floyd County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584472
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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