Fairy Stone State Park
Fairy Stone State Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Hog Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 11 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 13 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 14 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Stuarts Knob: 1.3 mi
- Hogpen Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Poor Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Goose Point Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Turkey Island Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Mize Point Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Langlad Camp Area: 3.5 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 5.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 10.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 14.9 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 15.0 mi
- Caboose: 24.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 21.6 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 24.6 mi
- White Falls: 4.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 23.2 mi
- Camp Creek: 23.3 mi
- Calico Rock: 5.4 mi
- Cracker Point: 9.6 mi
- One Clear View: 14.7 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 23.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Spring Well #25: 15.6 mi
- Brush: 18.3 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 19.8 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Fairy Stone State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain | W 270° | 1,087 m | 16.7 mi |
| Jones Mountain | W 274° | 1,081 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 280° | 1,080 m | 13.4 mi |
| Slate Mountain | W 268° | 1,059 m | 17.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | W 274° | 1,049 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | NW 304° | 985 m | 10.0 mi |
| Panther Knob | WNW 288° | 983 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | W 271° | 981 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philpott DAM 2, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Newt77 obs
- galax33 obs
- Ghost Pipe29 obs
- White-tailed Deer24 obs
- wild comfrey24 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain22 obs
- fire pink19 obs
- striped wintergreen19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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