Turners Knob
Turners Knob rises to 763 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cracker Point, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 763 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 2 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 10 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 10 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shortts Knob: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.9 mi
- The Haycocks: 3.8 mi
- Pocket Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Rakes Knob: 4.7 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 5.4 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Ryans Branch Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Mines Branch Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 6.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 9.8 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 14.3 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 19.6 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 9.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 19.6 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 19.6 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 19.6 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 19.6 mi
- One Clear View: 6.4 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.5 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 24.3 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 25.0 mi
- White Falls: 5.2 mi
- Camp Creek: 14.9 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 14.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 0.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 5.8 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 22.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Spring Well #25: 8.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Water Front: 21.9 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 23.9 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Turners Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,210 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SW 236° | 1,087 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | NE 34° | 1,083 m | 18.0 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,081 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 234° | 1,080 m | 9.7 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SW 234° | 1,059 m | 14.7 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SW 232° | 1,049 m | 11.3 mi |
| Indian Ridge | WSW 256° | 1,037 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494285 — Turners Knob, Floyd County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582640
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 29 mi
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