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Wise Hill

Wise Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wise Hill rises to 515 m in Virginia. Little Bald Knob stands 1,320 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Bottom Park, a park 2.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33263, -78.97808

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sandy Bottom Park: 2.7 mi
  • Edgebriar Park: 3.3 mi
  • Wynant Park: 3.3 mi
  • Shiverwood Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 20
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 5
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 9.1 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 9.4 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Wise Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bald KnobWNW 286°1,320 m15.7 mi
Meadow KnobNW 322°1,184 m15.4 mi
Oak KnobNW 322°1,175 m13.5 mi
Sand Spring MountainWNW 303°1,137 m13.5 mi
Buck MountainWNW 294°1,113 m14.9 mi
Pond KnobNW 321°1,098 m14.5 mi
Second MountainN 352°1,087 m15.7 mi
Hankey MountainW 266°1,051 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0420:44
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3016:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583963

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