Devils Marbleyard
Devils Marbleyard is an attraction in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 649 m. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
island in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49636563, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 3 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Mine Entrance: 1.7 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 2.1 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 4.0 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 8.8 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 14.3 mi
- Highcock Knob: 2.1 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cave Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mill Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Goff Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Knick Field: 3.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.8 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 6.4 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 14.2 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 14.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 14.6 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 17.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 3.8 mi
- Knight Statue: 12.8 mi
- Peristyle: 12.8 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 14.5 mi
- The Cannonball: 14.6 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.6 mi
- Victory Garden: 17.6 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 17.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 17.9 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 19.2 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 5.1 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 5.4 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 5.5 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 13.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 0.8 mi
- Hunting Spring: 1.5 mi
- Marble Spring: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 18.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 14.0 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 17.2 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 19.1 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 20.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lace Falls: 5.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 13.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 20.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.3 mi
- Howrytown: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Devils Marbleyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,287 m | 4.9 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSW 206° | 1,221 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 214° | 1,215 m | 10.8 mi |
| Onion Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,157 m | 6.3 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,131 m | 8.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 214° | 1,119 m | 10.4 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SW 219° | 1,088 m | 7.3 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | S 171° | 1,062 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482991 — Devils Marbleyard, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element way/96779474
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 21 mi
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