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Third Hill

Third Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Third Hill rises to 554 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulks Run Ruritan Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65540, -78.92169

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 0.8 mi
  • Singers Glen Historic District: 7.1 mi
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
  • Riven Rock Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Parkwoods Community Park: 12.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
Springs: 14
  • Sand Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Maple Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 10
  • Bryce Resort: 14.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 14.2 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • Cooter's Luray: 20.2 mi
  • Fear Forest: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Third Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobWNW 285°1,231 m9.5 mi
Feedstone MountainWSW 244°1,174 m9.8 mi
Tomahawk MountainWSW 254°1,137 m9.0 mi
Bald KnobWSW 238°1,124 m8.7 mi
Second MountainSW 218°1,087 m8.6 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 249°1,070 m9.0 mi
Rader MountainW 261°1,067 m9.6 mi
Fulk MountainW 276°1,056 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:44
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575194

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