Nature reserve · Virginia
Blue Ridge Regional Park
Blue Ridge Regional Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 528 m. High Knob stands 728 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cider Stage, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates39.08120, -77.86119
- 13.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 17.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Vista · 17 mi
- Jefferson Rock · 18 mi
- Split Rock · 18 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Cider Stage: 2.1 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 2.1 mi
- Jumping Pillow #1: 2.2 mi
- Pathway Puzzle Maze: 2.2 mi
- Peacocks: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Bears Den Park: 2.1 mi
- Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield: 3.9 mi
- Watermelon Park: 4.5 mi
- Round Hill Center Park: 6.0 mi
- Round Hill Town Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Buzzard Hill: 2.2 mi
- Toy Hill: 2.9 mi
- Taylors Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lewin Hill: 4.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 8.9 mi
- Shannondale Lodge: 9.3 mi
- Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad: 9.9 mi
- Town of Boyce: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 33
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 16.0 mi
- Unbroken Circle #4: 16.1 mi
- Sun Flower: 16.1 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 16.1 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 16.1 mi
Museums: 31
- Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 2.5 mi
- Josephine School Community Museum: 7.6 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 10.3 mi
- Oatlands Museum: 13.3 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 6.0 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Red Bud Run: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 15
- Demonstration Garden: 2.2 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 7.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 9.0 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden: 10.8 mi
Springs: 15
- Cool Spring: 4.5 mi
- Harris Springs: 9.0 mi
- Potts Springs: 9.1 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 9.8 mi
- Cooper Springs: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Little Picnic Island: 20.6 mi
- Dargan Bend: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 21.8 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Pua Falls: 2.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.2 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- River Access: 3.6 mi
- River Access: 3.9 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 17.6 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Blue Ridge Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SW 225° | 728 m | 19.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 226° | 674 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSW 213° | 644 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | SW 223° | 604 m | 19.7 mi |
| Paris | SW 228° | 590 m | 10.1 mi |
| Paris Mountain | SW 227° | 587 m | 4.9 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | SSW 196° | 476 m | 17.5 mi |
| Neersville | NNE 24° | 467 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/833546059
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 10 mi
- Loudoun County · 12 mi
- Leesburg · 16 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 18 mi
- Ashburn · 20 mi
- Brunswick · 20 mi
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