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Varner Hill

Varner Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Varner Hill rises to 467 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoak Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49086926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
467 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60951, -78.43630

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 3.6 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 4.1 mi
  • Carillon Park: 4.4 mi
  • Eugene Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 19
  • Old School House Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 4.0 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 4.6 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 15
Attractions: 8
  • Luray Train Depot: 4.0 mi
  • Darkwood Manor: 4.2 mi
  • Luray Caverns: 4.5 mi
  • The Garden Maze: 4.6 mi
  • Cooter's Luray: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 5.2 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
  • Pavilian: 9.4 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Love: 4.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 14.4 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 14.4 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 19.6 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Varner Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillSSE1,232 m4.4 mi
Stony ManESE1,220 m3.6 mi
Fork MountainS1,172 m9.1 mi
HazeltopS1,149 m9.1 mi
BushytopESE1,142 m3.0 mi
NakedtopSSE1,138 m3.9 mi
Spitler HillSSE1,138 m5.4 mi
Betty's RockSE1,131 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.53.63.54.24.84.13.85.43.23.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356567000

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