Turkeycock Mountain
Turkeycock Mountain rises to 505 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 27 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Turkeycock Mountain is a mountain summit located in Franklin County, Virginia and Henry County, Virginia. Rising out of the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Turkeycock Mountain rises to 1,657 feet (505 m) above sea level and is located at 36°49′45″N 79°41′13″W. A portion of the mountain is protected as the Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area, which is open to the public. The Samuel Calland (1750-1808) family home had 22 rooms and was situated at the foot of the Turkeycock Mountain. A one-and-a-half-story six-room building with earthen basement is all that remains of the formerly large structure. Several features of the home, including the main room's high ceiling, pine wainscoting, brick chimney, and one staircase, are still visible.
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Wikidata Q7855181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 505 m
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 27 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 27 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 28 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden lake Park: 4.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 11.7 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 11.7 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 12.8 mi
- Hooker Baseball Park: 13.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 3.0 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Brier Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Blue Knob: 5.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 13.9 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 15.8 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 17.9 mi
- Yates Tavern: 19.2 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 12.3 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 16.0 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 19.7 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 23.3 mi
- Confederate Monument: 23.4 mi
- Brush: 13.2 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 16.4 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 16.5 mi
- Saponi Garden: 19.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 22.8 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 23.2 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 24.7 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 22.1 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 22.2 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 23.4 mi
- Calico Rock: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkeycock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Knob | WNW 296° | 653 m | 18.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 281° | 593 m | 8.7 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 28° | 590 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hogpen Mountain | WSW 256° | 560 m | 24.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 280° | 556 m | 18.9 mi |
| Graveyard Knob | NW 304° | 551 m | 21.6 mi |
| Coles Knob | NW 307° | 550 m | 20.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 289° | 539 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583917
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