Hayfields State Park
Hayfields State Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 562 m. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carlyle, a peak 0.3 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 16.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 25.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Carlyle: 0.3 mi
- Summers Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Alum Rock: 3.8 mi
- Sheep Knob: 3.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Bolar Spring: 6.9 mi
- Phillips Spring: 7.2 mi
- Rocky Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.4 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 14.4 mi
- Deerfield Park: 9.6 mi
- Highland Park: 10.2 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 15.7 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 21.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 10.3 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Boiler House: 21.2 mi
- Highland County Museum: 6.3 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 10.5 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 18.1 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 19.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Locust Springs: 22.7 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 10.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.0 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 12.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 13.8 mi
- Byrd Point: 4.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 5.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 17.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.4 mi
- Sunset: 21.3 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Hayfields State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | NW 321° | 1,401 m | 14.0 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | NNW 326° | 1,396 m | 14.2 mi |
| Paddy Knob | W 271° | 1,365 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 321° | 1,363 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,362 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hogback | ESE 118° | 1,355 m | 14.7 mi |
| Barren Rock | NNE 16° | 1,335 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NNW 345° | 1,334 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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