Turkey Hill
Turkey Hill rises to 479 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 479 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whites Hill: 1.4 mi
- Poorhouse Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Windfall Hill: 2.4 mi
- Adair Hill: 2.4 mi
- Big Hill: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Jordan's Point: 3.1 mi
- Morgan Park: 3.5 mi
- Lexington Historic District: 3.5 mi
- M. Leroy Richardson Park: 3.6 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 3.2 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 3.2 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 3.2 mi
- Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 3.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 3.2 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 13.7 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 14.4 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 14.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 3.2 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 3.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 3.6 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 21.1 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 3.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.1 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 14.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 15.5 mi
- George C. Marshall: 3.2 mi
- George Washington: 3.2 mi
- The Cannonball: 3.2 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 3.3 mi
- Peristyle: 8.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.4 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.1 mi
- White Rock Falls: 21.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 21.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 9.7 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 15.2 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 24.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.3 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 8.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Turkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | W 267° | 1,111 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Butt | NNW 331° | 1,053 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little House Mountain | W 264° | 1,032 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 321° | 1,003 m | 7.7 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | NW 305° | 1,002 m | 8.0 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NW 308° | 991 m | 7.0 mi |
| Coopers Knob | NNW 331° | 959 m | 6.0 mi |
| Jump Rock | N 7° | 959 m | 7.7 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 | 19:16 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566760
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