Thorn Hill
Thorn Hill rises to 379 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden, a park 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 9 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poplar Hill: 2.2 mi
- Brushy Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.2 mi
- Windfall Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kiger Hill: 3.8 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 1.0 mi
- Lexington City Pool: 1.6 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 1.9 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 2.3 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Virginia Military Institute: 2.4 mi
- Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 2.5 mi
- Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 2.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 14.0 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 14.3 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 1.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 8.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 10.0 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 10.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 10.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 10.5 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 17.3 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 20.7 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 21.6 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 2.2 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 2.5 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 2.6 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 19.7 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 2.5 mi
- The Cannonball: 2.6 mi
- George C. Marshall: 2.7 mi
- George Washington: 2.7 mi
- Peristyle: 6.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Lake Robertson: 8.3 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 15.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.4 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 13.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Thorn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | NW 313° | 1,111 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Butt | N 356° | 1,053 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little House Mountain | NW 316° | 1,032 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SE 136° | 1,015 m | 9.7 mi |
| Green Hill | W 269° | 997 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NNW 338° | 991 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Butt | N 352° | 947 m | 9.9 mi |
| Big Rocky Row | SSE 154° | 910 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583907
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- Lynchburg · 30 mi
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