Turnip Patch Ridge
Turnip Patch Ridge rises to 1,015 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Nest Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Floyd County, Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q49698616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 7 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 8 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Nest Knob: 0.6 mi
- Oak Knob: 1.7 mi
- Slate Mountain: 2.6 mi
- East Knob: 2.6 mi
- Hurricane Knob: 2.8 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 4.1 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 6.8 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 13.1 mi
- Marshall Park: 13.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 10.4 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 19.0 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 13.3 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 16.3 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 19.0 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 19.2 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 19.3 mi
- One Clear View: 13.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 15.9 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 19.5 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 23.3 mi
- White Falls: 17.5 mi
- Rider Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lower Cascades: 25.0 mi
- Cracker Point: 17.3 mi
- Calico Rock: 20.3 mi
- Water Front: 18.5 mi
- Waterfront: 19.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 24.1 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Turnip Patch Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,210 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NE 37° | 1,087 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 37° | 1,081 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 48° | 1,080 m | 7.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NE 39° | 1,059 m | 2.6 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NE 51° | 1,049 m | 5.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 339° | 1,037 m | 7.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 325° | 1,027 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4960084578
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 19 mi
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