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Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve

Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve from directly overhead

Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Humpback Bridge Wayside, a park 3.1 miles away. Midland Trail passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates37.83649, -80.08022
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Humpback Bridge Wayside: 3.1 mi
  • Covington City Park & Pool: 5.4 mi
  • Covington Historic District: 5.5 mi
  • Reservoir Park: 5.7 mi
  • Coles Point: 9.8 mi
Springs: 10
  • Thomas Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Sand Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 16.7 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Falling Spring Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 14.4 mi
  • The Cascades: 14.6 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobENE 64°1,293 m13.8 mi
Big KnobE 84°1,237 m8.4 mi
Bald KnobE 86°1,179 m9.0 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSE 141°1,120 m12.2 mi
Oliver MountainNNE 23°1,088 m5.1 mi
Nicholls KnobSSE 166°1,084 m12.3 mi
Montgomery KnobSE 139°1,081 m12.0 mi
Bald MountainS 171°1,074 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice05:5920:0720:46
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3316:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Cobweb Skipper5 obs
  • Sleepy Duskywing2 obs
  • Common Merganser1 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
  • common jewelweed1 obs
  • northern maidenhair fern1 obs
  • Western Wallflower1 obs
  • Northern Paper Wasp1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/866048863

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