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Stony Hill

Stony Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Hill rises to 550 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11652, -79.19781

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • St. Mary's Falls: 13.8 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 16.1 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.2 mi
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Stony Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobWNW 299°1,358 m7.2 mi
HogbackWNW 295°1,355 m7.4 mi
Signal Corps KnobNW 319°1,187 m15.7 mi
Brushy RidgeNW 311°1,185 m15.3 mi
The PinnacleNNW 336°1,165 m16.2 mi
Gwin MountainNW 308°1,149 m15.8 mi
Crawford KnobNNW 336°1,136 m9.0 mi
Cellar MountainSSE 159°1,112 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0420:44
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356596149

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