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Venus Hill

Venus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Venus Hill rises to 264 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is John T Shipe JR Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 9.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
264 m
Getting there

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Coordinates38.99705, -78.05139

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John T Shipe JR Park: 1.2 mi
  • University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm and Virginia State Arboretum: 4.6 mi
  • White Post Historic District: 4.9 mi
  • White Post Village Park: 5.1 mi
  • Apple Mountain Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 29
Attractions: 29
  • Skyline Caverns: 11.1 mi
  • Cider Stage: 13.8 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 13.9 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 13.9 mi
  • Pathway Puzzle Maze: 13.9 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
  • Warrior Statue: 9.3 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 9.4 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 13.0 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 13.2 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 13.8 mi
Springs: 16
  • Rock Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Town Spring: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • River Access: 13.0 mi
  • River Access: 13.7 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Venus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North MarshallSSW 208°1,024 m17.3 mi
Compton PeakSSW 208°887 m14.0 mi
Carson MountainSSW 209°780 m13.2 mi
Dickey HillSW 220°740 m12.9 mi
Meneka PeakWSW 258°730 m15.6 mi
High KnobSSW 203°728 m8.3 mi
Blue MountainSSE 152°674 m3.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainS 177°644 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441526270757366544435
Precip in2.52.23.43.23.94.03.83.74.43.12.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 7 SE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583929

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