Toms Knob
Toms Knob rises to 572 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayo Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49084272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 572 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 12 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 13 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayo Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Joes Knob: 1.7 mi
- Nunns Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 6.2 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 6.4 mi
- Mabry Mill: 8.0 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 8.0 mi
- Byrds Marker: 8.1 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 12.8 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 18.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Rider Falls: 16.6 mi
- Torys Falls: 16.8 mi
- Window Falls: 17.6 mi
- Tise falls: 17.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 16.1 mi
- CCC Ruins: 18.0 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 18.0 mi
- CCC Ruins: 18.0 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 15.9 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 15.9 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 16.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 19.3 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 20.8 mi
- Moores Wall: 17.4 mi
- Indian Face: 17.4 mi
- Cooks Wall: 18.5 mi
- Cracker Point: 20.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 21.5 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 7.8 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 15.1 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 16.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 17.3 mi
- One Clear View: 19.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 18.3 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 20.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Toms Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,210 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 350° | 1,087 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 355° | 1,081 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 8° | 1,080 m | 12.7 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,059 m | 9.8 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 4° | 1,049 m | 11.3 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 336° | 1,037 m | 15.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,027 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566607
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 16 mi
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