Augusta County Recreation Center
Augusta County Recreation Center is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 421 m. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinkling Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 9.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 421 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Afton Overlook · 10 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibson Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mary Gray: 3.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.6 mi
- Betsy Bell: 3.6 mi
- Hickory Hill: 3.8 mi
- The Trails at Mill Place: 4.4 mi
- The Trails at Mill Place: 4.5 mi
- Men's Green Thumb Park: 4.6 mi
- Beverley Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Park: 4.8 mi
- Augusta County: 4.8 mi
- Statler Brothers: 4.9 mi
- Cannon: 5.7 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 11.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 2.5 mi
- Coiner Spring: 5.8 mi
- Seawright Springs: 10.9 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.9 mi
- Castle Spring: 13.0 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 3.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 4.7 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 4.8 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 5.0 mi
- Flower Pots: 4.6 mi
- Watering Can: 4.6 mi
- Chodo IX: 4.8 mi
- Staunton: 4.9 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 22.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 3.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 22.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 22.8 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 20.9 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 21.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 5.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 7.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 7.6 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.0 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 19.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 14.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.7 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 9.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 9.1 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 20.6 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 10.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Augusta County Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | S 172° | 1,172 m | 14.4 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | S 172° | 1,172 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,112 m | 14.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,099 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,086 m | 14.7 mi |
| Flint Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,050 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bare Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,039 m | 12.8 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,025 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 7 mi away.
- American Toad27 obs
- Carolina horsenettle14 obs
- Eastern Newt10 obs
- Pickerel Frog10 obs
- White-tailed Deer9 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly6 obs
- Canada Goose5 obs
- Spring Peeper5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356596064
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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