Stewart Knob
Stewart Knob rises to 739 m in Virginia. Buzzards Roost stands 1,074 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished), a historic site 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49078132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 739 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weaver Knob: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Horsepen Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Greens Knob: 2.9 mi
- Read Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 1.6 mi
- Bonsack Park: 2.3 mi
- Goode Park: 2.3 mi
- Vineyark Park East: 2.5 mi
- Vineyard Park West: 2.9 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 0.4 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 5.6 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 5.7 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 5.7 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 5.6 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.6 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 5.7 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 6.0 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Explore Park: 4.9 mi
- Carvins Cove: 9.5 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 13.4 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 5.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 6.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 7.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 8.3 mi
- The Rock: 11.4 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 5.9 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 5.9 mi
- Roanoke Star: 6.2 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 12.9 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 17.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 6.0 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 6.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 17.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 22.4 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 22.6 mi
- Camp Creek: 22.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 11.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 18.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.2 mi
- Howrytown: 9.2 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Stewart Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | ENE 57° | 1,074 m | 15.6 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 299° | 974 m | 11.9 mi |
| Masons Knob | SW 227° | 961 m | 13.8 mi |
| North Mountain | WNW 301° | 925 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NW 316° | 888 m | 12.0 mi |
| McFalls Mountain | NE 50° | 842 m | 15.2 mi |
| Harveys Knob | NE 36° | 809 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NE 54° | 806 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487568 — Stewart Knob, Roanoke County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/263646368
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 6 mi
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