Sunset Hill
Sunset Hill rises to 806 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaks of Otter Recreation Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 806 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 5 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 5 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Montvale Park: 7.4 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 8.0 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Centertown Park: 9.0 mi
- Sharp Top Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 0.9 mi
- Harkening Hill: 1.0 mi
- McFalls Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.8 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 9.8 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 12.1 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 13.5 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 13.9 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 9.0 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 15.0 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.1 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 19.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 20.2 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 5.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 8.8 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 20.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 21.0 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 8.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 12.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 13.3 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 13.5 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 7.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 15.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 21.7 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 21.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 22.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 5.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Explore Park: 19.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 20.9 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
- Big Spring: 0.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 11.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 12.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 2.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 13.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 11.1 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Howrytown: 15.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 48° | 1,287 m | 7.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 45° | 1,221 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,215 m | 1.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SE 145° | 1,167 m | 0.8 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NE 56° | 1,157 m | 6.5 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NE 56° | 1,131 m | 4.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 65° | 1,119 m | 2.2 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 40° | 1,088 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584484
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