Toms Knob
Toms Knob rises to 1,031 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49084269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1031 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 15.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 25 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 25 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 25 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.6 mi
- Potts Arm: 2.7 mi
- Frozen Knob: 4.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.7 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 5.0 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 6.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 7.2 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 14.0 mi
- Covington City Park & Pool: 14.5 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 6.0 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 15.0 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 17.7 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 18.5 mi
- Callie Furnace: 20.7 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 6.4 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Carvins Cove: 17.4 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 16.3 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.8 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 20.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 7.4 mi
- The Bunker: 15.2 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 17.9 mi
- Keffer Oak: 22.2 mi
- Piney Point: 5.3 mi
- High Point: 6.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 17.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 5.4 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 5.7 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 5.9 mi
- Thomas Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 6.4 mi
- The Cascades: 6.4 mi
- Middle Cascades: 6.7 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 20.6 mi
- Howrytown: 18.2 mi
- Whitcomb: 19.5 mi
- Brink: 19.7 mi
- Alum Springs: 21.5 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 7.4 mi
- The Rock: 22.2 mi
- The Solar Wind: 22.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 20.4 mi
- Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Beale Garden: 20.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Toms Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | SW 234° | 1,186 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | ENE 61° | 1,120 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,117 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 199° | 1,108 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SW 225° | 1,102 m | 4.7 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSW 191° | 1,097 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | ENE 60° | 1,084 m | 7.3 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | ENE 59° | 1,081 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575266
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 26 mi
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