Tims Knob
Tims Knob rises to 891 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Poor Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 891 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 18 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poor Knob: 1.3 mi
- Brierpatch Mountain: 2.4 mi
- High Knob: 2.8 mi
- Perkins Knob: 3.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 12.5 mi
- Dannelly Park: 12.8 mi
- Felts Park: 13.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Incredible Falls: 20.3 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 20.6 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 19.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 20.1 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 20.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 21.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 19.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 20.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 20.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 12.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 22.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 23.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 20.5 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 23.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Crooked Creek: 19.5 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 22.8 mi
- Big Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.2 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 22.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Tims Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | WSW 238° | 1,418 m | 6.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,417 m | 6.8 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,380 m | 3.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 1,380 m | 3.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,359 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SW 228° | 1,356 m | 5.6 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | WNW 283° | 1,320 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Ridge | WSW 249° | 1,259 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487926 — Tims Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575250
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