Radford Safety Rest Area North
Radford Safety Rest Area North is a rest area in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 647 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Motor Mile Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 21 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 22 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 22 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Motor Mile Park: 0.6 mi
- Plum Creek Park: 2.4 mi
- Haven Heights Park: 2.5 mi
- John Dobbins Park: 2.8 mi
- Thomas R Trigg Recreational Park: 3.0 mi
- Ingles Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Barringer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Calfee Knob: 5.0 mi
- Poorhouse Knob: 5.9 mi
- Rose Hill: 6.5 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 6.7 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 7.8 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 9.7 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 10.8 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 11.0 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Modern Art: 8.1 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 9.3 mi
- DAK Lights: 9.6 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 10.2 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 10.6 mi
- High Point: 17.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Bear Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Barney's Wall: 19.0 mi
- Barneys Wall: 19.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 10.0 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 10.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 10.5 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 10.7 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 6.7 mi
- One Clear View: 17.1 mi
- Keffer Oak: 19.3 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 21.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 23.4 mi
- Camp Creek: 18.9 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 19.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 21.7 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
- Water Front: 7.9 mi
- Waterfront: 12.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Radford Safety Rest Area North. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | N 358° | 1,327 m | 17.4 mi |
| Doe Mountain | N 352° | 1,211 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kelly Knob | NNE 14° | 1,141 m | 18.4 mi |
| Johns Creek Mountain | N 358° | 1,121 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | SW 217° | 1,048 m | 14.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | S 174° | 1,037 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bear Knob | SSW 211° | 1,032 m | 15.0 mi |
| Macks Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,027 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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