Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 1,101 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 14 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 15.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
142 named places within 25 miles
- Brumley Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Brumley Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Potato Hill Knob: 3.3 mi
- Middle Knob: 3.3 mi
- The Butt: 3.6 mi
- J.S. Easterly Park: 3.3 mi
- Old Mill Park: 3.3 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 3.5 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 4.6 mi
- Munchkin Park: 10.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 3.1 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 3.2 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 11.7 mi
- Cobra: 20.2 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 6.6 mi
- Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 10.5 mi
- Pinnacle: 6.6 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Backbone Rock: 22.4 mi
- William King Museum: 11.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 11.3 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 11.3 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 15.2 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 20.3 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 3.4 mi
- Heartwood: 11.8 mi
- Wooly: 15.2 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 21.1 mi
- Abrams Falls: 17.8 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 22.6 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 23.5 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 20.9 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 21.5 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 22.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 25.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 5.4 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 11.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,429 m | 8.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,379 m | 15.8 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,345 m | 13.4 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,323 m | 15.6 mi |
| Peak 4300 | ENE 60° | 1,311 m | 11.0 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | S 186° | 1,287 m | 2.0 mi |
| Middle Knob | E 83° | 1,264 m | 3.3 mi |
| Short Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,245 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582159
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