Wise Hill
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
- 15.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Round Hill: 4.2 mi
- Shavers Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Sidney: 5.1 mi
- Shavers Hill: 6.5 mi
- Castle Hill: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Fort Harrison: 6.3 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 8.1 mi
- Turner Ashby Monument: 8.8 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 9.2 mi
- Seawright Springs: 3.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 8.8 mi
- Castle Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rockingham springs: 14.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 15.0 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 6.6 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 8.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 9.2 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 9.8 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 9.1 mi
- James Madison statue: 9.1 mi
- James Madison: 9.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 10.9 mi
- 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
- Jones Run Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.9 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.0 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 8.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 14.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 21.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 9.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 12.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 13.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 15.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 5.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 5.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bald Knob | WNW 286° | 1,320 m | 15.7 mi |
| Meadow Knob | NW 322° | 1,184 m | 15.4 mi |
| Oak Knob | NW 322° | 1,175 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sand Spring Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,137 m | 13.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,113 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pond Knob | NW 321° | 1,098 m | 14.5 mi |
| Second Mountain | N 352° | 1,087 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hankey Mountain | W 266° | 1,051 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583963
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