Richardson Knob
Richardson Knob is a peak in Shenandoah County, Virginia and has an elevation of 1,640 feet. Richardson Knob is situated nearby to the locality Elizabeth’s Forge, as well as near the hamlet Waterlick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signal Knob and Elizabeth Furnace.
Signal Knob
Peak
Photo: Jeff Coffman, CC BY 2.0.
Signal Knob is the northern peak of Massanutten Mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians with an elevation of 2,106 feet. It is located in George Washington National Forest in Shenandoah County and Warren County in Virginia.
Elizabeth Furnace
Campsite
Photo: Wikifreaki, Public domain.
Elizabeth Furnace was a blast furnace in the Shenandoah Valley that was used to create pig iron from 1836 to 1888 using Passage Creek for water power. Iron ore was mined nearby, purified in the furnace, and then pig iron was transported over the Massanutten Mountain to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River for forging in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strasburg and Meadow Mills.
Strasburg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history.
Meadow Mills
Hamlet
Meadow Mills is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Meadow Mills is located in southern Frederick County southwest of Middletown on Cedar Creek, hence its former eponymous name of Cedar Creek. Meadow Mills is situated 5 miles north of Richardson Knob.
Oranda
Hamlet
Oranda is an unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, Virginia United States. Oranda is situated 5 miles north of Richardson Knob.
Richardson Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,640 feet
- Description: mountain in Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.94974° or 38° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-78.3124° or 78° 18′ 45″ westElevation
1,640 feet (500 metres)Open location code
87C3WMXQ+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 356574305OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Richardson Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Richardson Knob (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “Richardson Knob”
- Dutch: “Richardson Knob”
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