Nature reserve · Virginia

Lake Robertson

Lake Robertson from directly overhead

Lake Robertson is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northeast, 3.1 miles off. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.80561, -79.60878

1.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
17.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Parks40

Longdale Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 7.2 mi
Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 8.2 mi
Morgan Park: 8.5 mi
Woods Creek Park: 8.7 mi

Historic sites31

Liberty Hall Ruins: 8.7 mi
Washington And Lee University: 9.2 mi
Virginia Military Institute: 9.3 mi
Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 9.4 mi
Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 9.4 mi

Springs12

Bubbling Springs: 8.4 mi
Sand Springs: 14.6 mi
Sulphur Spring: 18.0 mi
Hunting Spring: 18.7 mi
Marble Spring: 18.7 mi

Attractions7

Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 9.1 mi
Dinosaur Kingdom II: 11.9 mi
Caverns at Natural Bridge: 12.3 mi
Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 12.5 mi
Natural Bridge of Virginia: 12.8 mi

Museums7

Stonewall Jackson House: 9.3 mi
George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 9.3 mi
Rockbridge Historical Society: 9.3 mi
Virginia Military Institute Museum: 9.5 mi
C&O Railway Heritage Center: 11.7 mi

Artworks7

Francis Henney Smith: 9.3 mi
George C. Marshall: 9.5 mi
The Cannonball: 9.5 mi
George Washington: 9.5 mi
Padgett Obelisk: 14.7 mi

Waterfalls7

Lace Falls: 12.2 mi
Stony Run Falls: 13.4 mi
Blue Suck Falls: 13.4 mi
Panther Falls: 18.8 mi
Falling Spring Falls: 19.0 mi

Nature reserves4

Brushy Hills Preserve: 6.7 mi
Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
Craig Creek Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.5 mi

Picnic sites2

Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 23.2 mi

Beaches2

Chris Lantos Waterfront: 13.7 mi
Dunlap Beach: 24.1 mi

Cliffs1

Lovers Leap: 10.6 mi

Rest areas1

Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.0 mi

Gardens1

Greenhouse Area: 22.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Lake Robertson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big House Mountain	NE 55°	1,111 m	3.1 mi
Sugarloaf Mountain	SSW 205°	1,106 m	11.2 mi
Brushy Mountain	NNW 339°	1,088 m	4.9 mi
Gully Mountain	SSW 201°	1,064 m	11.6 mi
North Mountain	SW 223°	1,059 m	5.6 mi
Ad Cox Knob	SW 222°	1,055 m	6.1 mi
Big Butt	NE 47°	1,053 m	9.6 mi
Orebank Mountain	SSW 199°	1,051 m	11.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:56	19:31
June solstice	05:57	20:05	20:44
September equinox	07:07	18:43	19:17
December solstice	07:31	16:22	17:04

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	37	44	54	63	71	75	74	67	56	45	37
Precip in	3.1	2.8	3.5	3.7	4.1	4.8	4.1	3.3	3.7	3.1	3.2	3.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/40151448

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