Rocky Knob is an appellation in the United States, covering 3,665 ha. It lies 36 km south of Christiansburg and 47 km south of Blacksburg.
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Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Measured over the whole outline on 39,560 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
(1) The beginning point is the intersection of Virginia State Route Nos. 776 and 799 at Connors Grove; (2) Then follow State Route No. 799 south and east to the Blue Ridge Parkway; (3) Then south on the parkway to its first intersection with State Route No. 758; (4) Then follow State Route No. 758 east to the intersection of State Route No. 726 at the southern boundary of the Rocky Knob Recreation Area; (5) Then follow the boundary of the Rocky Knob Recreation Area south then in a northeastern direction to where the boundary first intersects State Route No. 8; (6) Then from that point at State Route No. 8, proceed northeast in a straight line to State Route No. 719 and Widgeon Creek at a point about 0.7 of a mile west of the intersection of State Route Nos. 719 and 710; (7) Then proceed northwest in a straight line to the intersection with State Route No. 710 and the Blue Ridge Parkway; (8) Then follow the Parkway southwest to the intersection with State Route No. 726; (9) Then turn right on State Route No. 726 and proceed 0.6 of a mile to a roadway at the 3308 elevation point on the map; (10) Then from that point, proceed west in a straight line back to the starting point at Connors Grove.
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