Nature reserve · Virginia
Red Bud Run
Red Bud Run is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Heights Neighborhood Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
Coordinates39.18897, -78.09670
- 10.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 20.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Vista · 20 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Jefferson Rock · 22 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frederick Heights Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- Friendship Park: 2.9 mi
- NESW Park: 3.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass Park: 3.2 mi
- Elk Street Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Bowers Hill: 4.5 mi
- Apple Pie Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Babbs Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Round Hill: 7.3 mi
- Grindstone Hill: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 47
- POW-MIA Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Timbrook Park: 3.4 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 4.1 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 6.2 mi
- Town of Boyce: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 33
- Cider Stage: 15.9 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 15.9 mi
- Peacocks: 16.0 mi
- Pig Pen: 16.0 mi
- Cow Train: 16.0 mi
Museums: 29
- Old Court House Civil War Museum: 3.7 mi
- Abram's Delight: 3.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 3.7 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: 3.8 mi
- George Washington's Office Museum: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 16
- Welcome Pineapple: 3.0 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 3.3 mi
- Daniel Morgan: 3.4 mi
- Admiral Richard Byrd: 3.6 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 3.7 mi
Springs: 12
- Town Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.1 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 12.4 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 14.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Cool Spring Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 13.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 14.7 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 20.0 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 7
- Herb Garden: 8.8 mi
- Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 15.9 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- River Access: 12.2 mi
- River Access: 12.6 mi
- Beach 2: 14.2 mi
- Beach 1: 14.9 mi
- Beach 3: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lovers Leap: 11.7 mi
- Dog Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Pua Falls: 13.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 3.9 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Dargan Bend: 22.6 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Red Bud Run. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | W 260° | 864 m | 18.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WSW 255° | 791 m | 20.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WSW 256° | 738 m | 20.8 mi |
| High Knob | S 182° | 728 m | 20.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSE 166° | 674 m | 16.5 mi |
| Short Mtn | WSW 253° | 660 m | 20.8 mi |
| Signal Knob | SW 219° | 642 m | 20.1 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | SW 219° | 629 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/40151358
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 20 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 21 mi
- Shepherdstown · 23 mi
- Loudoun County · 25 mi
- Middleburg · 25 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
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