Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 366 m in Virginia. Church Rock stands 910 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 366 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Stony Man Lookout · 19 mi
- Blackrock Overlook · 19 mi
- Stony Man Overlook · 19 mi
- Little Stony Man Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Third Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rudes Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.1 mi
- Thomas Hill: 4.8 mi
- The Knob: 4.8 mi
- Mount Jackson Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Mayors Park: 2.6 mi
- Rebel Park: 5.2 mi
- New Market Pocket Park: 5.5 mi
- New Market Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 4.4 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 10.3 mi
- Luray Caverns Discovery Marker: 11.5 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 11.8 mi
- Hiden Spring: 5.4 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 9.1 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 9.9 mi
- Pitt Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.3 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 1.0 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 1.2 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 5.0 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 5.1 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 5.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 19.0 mi
- Rose River Falls: 20.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 20.0 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 1.2 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 10.2 mi
- Love: 11.6 mi
- Flames: 20.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Markley Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.1 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 1.0 mi
- Bryce Resort: 7.7 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 9.2 mi
- The Garden Maze: 11.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 11.5 mi
- Pavilian: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Old grape garden: 12.2 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 13.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.7 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.8 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Lost River State Park: 17.6 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Rock | W 275° | 910 m | 11.1 mi |
| Church Mountain | W 269° | 881 m | 11.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | SSE 167° | 859 m | 9.7 mi |
| Short Mountain | ENE 64° | 856 m | 8.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ESE 115° | 855 m | 7.0 mi |
| Waterfall Mountain | ESE 118° | 840 m | 6.6 mi |
| Duncan Knob | ESE 103° | 833 m | 7.3 mi |
| Waonaze Peak | ENE 61° | 825 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575311
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 20 mi
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