Stony Hill
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
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 16 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Hill: 6.6 mi
- Elliott Knob: 7.2 mi
- Hogback: 7.4 mi
- Betsy Bell: 7.9 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 5.9 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center: 6.7 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 6.7 mi
- Reservoir Hill Park: 6.9 mi
- Newtown Historic District: 7.0 mi
- Cockran Spring: 4.1 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 7.5 mi
- Castle Spring: 7.6 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cannon: 6.8 mi
- Statler Brothers: 7.1 mi
- Augusta County: 7.2 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 16.8 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 16.9 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 7.2 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 7.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 7.4 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 8.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 7.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 19.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 21.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 6.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 20.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.2 mi
- Staunton: 7.1 mi
- Flower Pots: 7.3 mi
- Watering Can: 7.3 mi
- Chodo IX: 7.4 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 7.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 21.2 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 22.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 9.9 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 13.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 16.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.1 mi
- 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
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 17.5 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 23.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | WNW 299° | 1,358 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hogback | WNW 295° | 1,355 m | 7.4 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | NW 319° | 1,187 m | 15.7 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | NW 311° | 1,185 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 336° | 1,165 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gwin Mountain | NW 308° | 1,149 m | 15.8 mi |
| Crawford Knob | NNW 336° | 1,136 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,112 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356596149
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