Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter
Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 743 m. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Carroll County Recreation Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pike Knob: 2.1 mi
- Edwards Knob: 2.7 mi
- Beamer Knob: 5.0 mi
- Huffman Knob: 5.5 mi
- Walker Knob: 5.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 0.1 mi
- Dannelly Park: 8.4 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 9.4 mi
- Felts Park: 9.9 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 10.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 10.2 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 17.0 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 18.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 19.1 mi
- Crooked Creek: 4.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 11.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 18.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 12.3 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 18.7 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 18.9 mi
- Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- Water Front: 20.5 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 23.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- DAK Lights: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | S 191° | 1,088 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,075 m | 11.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,048 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horse Knob | S 191° | 1,047 m | 12.2 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSE 158° | 1,032 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNE 28° | 1,032 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bullard Knob | NNE 30° | 1,027 m | 14.6 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | WNW 289° | 1,026 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2412442187
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 19 mi
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