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White Oak Mountain

White Oak Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Oak Mountain rises to 350 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is AAF Tank Museum, a museum 5.4 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71347, -79.42780

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Swain Acres Park: 6.4 mi
  • White Rock Park: 7.7 mi
  • Silas Moore Park: 7.7 mi
  • Giles Gateway Park: 7.9 mi
  • Camp Grove Recreation Center: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Family Fun Zone: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Prancing Horse: 15.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Oak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainWNW 293°593 m24.8 mi
Smith MountainNNW 340°590 m22.1 mi
Toms KnobWNW 297°531 m23.3 mi
Blue KnobWNW 285°521 m19.2 mi
Chesnut MountainNW 307°515 m22.5 mi
Turkeycock MountainWNW 299°505 m16.4 mi
Greer KnobNNW 335°495 m21.4 mi
Orchard KnobWNW 286°436 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0020:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2716:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556371767468564639
Precip in4.22.84.03.94.54.24.24.15.03.53.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583941

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