Augusta County
Augusta County is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
County courthouse in Staunton, United States of America.
Wikidata Q16162781, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Afton Overlook · 14 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dogwood Hill: 0.8 mi
- Betsy Bell: 1.3 mi
- Mary Gray: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bald Rock: 6.7 mi
- Wharf Area Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Park: 0.2 mi
- Landes Park: 0.2 mi
- Beverley Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Men's Green Thumb Park: 0.3 mi
- Statler Brothers: 0.1 mi
- Cannon: 0.9 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 15.2 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 15.6 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Castle Spring: 8.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 10.1 mi
- Seawright Springs: 10.2 mi
- Cockran Spring: 10.9 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 0.0 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 0.2 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 0.4 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 2.0 mi
- Staunton: 0.1 mi
- Watering Can: 0.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 0.2 mi
- Chodo IX: 0.2 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 22.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.4 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.7 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 0.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 11.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 11.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 20.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 20.6 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 16.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 17.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 20.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 21.6 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 1.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 19.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 23.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 20.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 9.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 9.6 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Trinity Point: 6.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 20.1 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Augusta County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | W 275° | 1,358 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hogback | W 274° | 1,355 m | 13.6 mi |
| Crawford Knob | WNW 300° | 1,136 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | S 189° | 1,112 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 178° | 1,086 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | S 185° | 1,063 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hankey Mountain | NW 321° | 1,051 m | 15.0 mi |
| Flint Mountain | S 175° | 1,050 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1446791091
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