Wind Hill
Wind Hill rises to 352 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 352 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 10 mi
- Compton Peak West · 10 mi
- Compton Peak East · 10 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Apple Mountain Park: 5.6 mi
- Linden Park: 6.6 mi
- John T Shipe JR Park: 9.0 mi
- Happy Creek Park: 9.6 mi
- Northern Fauquier Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hardscrabble Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Naked Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 9.9 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 9.9 mi
- Snead Farm: 10.5 mi
- White Post: 13.0 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 11.2 mi
- Cider Stage: 17.4 mi
- Pathway Puzzle Maze: 17.4 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 17.4 mi
- Tire Mountain: 17.5 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 10.0 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 10.1 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 15.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 16.6 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 17.6 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 10.1 mi
- Warrior Statue: 16.3 mi
- Carol: 20.9 mi
- The Peacemakers: 20.9 mi
- Bird In Flight: 21.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.2 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 16.6 mi
- White Rock Spring: 16.6 mi
- Harmony Spring: 16.7 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 9.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 10.2 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 10.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 15.6 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 16.5 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 8.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 12.8 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 12.8 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Founders Garden: 16.8 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Miller Falls: 13.0 mi
- Pua Falls: 13.8 mi
- Greasy Falls: 15.9 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 17.8 mi
- River Access: 18.2 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 10.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Wind Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | SW 234° | 1,024 m | 12.9 mi |
| South Marshall | SW 235° | 979 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Peak | SW 225° | 889 m | 12.4 mi |
| Compton Peak | WSW 243° | 887 m | 10.1 mi |
| Carson Mountain | WSW 246° | 780 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dickey Hill | WSW 258° | 740 m | 10.8 mi |
| High Knob | W 270° | 728 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 351° | 674 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496424 — Wind Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583959
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 16 mi
- Loudoun County · 24 mi
- Bristow · 28 mi
- Northern Virginia · 28 mi
- Leesburg · 29 mi
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