Soyar Mountain
Soyar Mountain rises to 259 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Coates Recreation Center: 5.9 mi
- H.B. Moorefield Park: 6.1 mi
- Abreu-Grogan Park: 7.1 mi
- Ballou Park: 7.7 mi
- Hylton Avenue Park: 7.8 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Boyd Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stills Mountain: 5.7 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 9.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 9.0 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 9.0 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 9.2 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 9.2 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 8.8 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 9.0 mi
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History: 9.0 mi
- Danville Science Center: 9.8 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 10.4 mi
- Botanical Garden: 9.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 9.2 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 11.0 mi
- Brush: 14.6 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 13.3 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 9.5 mi
- Prancing Horse: 19.7 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 21.1 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 7.5 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soyar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | NW 319° | 593 m | 23.7 mi |
| Toms Knob | NW 325° | 531 m | 23.2 mi |
| Blue Knob | NW 320° | 521 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | NNW 334° | 515 m | 24.2 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | NNW 337° | 505 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | W 274° | 448 m | 19.8 mi |
| Orchard Knob | NW 319° | 436 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNW 327° | 421 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586176
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