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Frys Spring Park

Frys Spring Park from directly overhead

Frys Spring Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Castle Rock stands 722 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fry's Spring Beach Club, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01857, -78.51438

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fry's Spring Beach Club: 0.0 mi
  • Azalea Park: 0.5 mi
  • Longwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Forest Hills Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fifeville Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 14
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 12.5 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 13.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 18.4 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.6 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 20.4 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Frys Spring Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWSW 248°722 m12.5 mi
Moses MountainWSW 248°590 m13.4 mi
Mill MountainWSW 241°563 m11.7 mi
High TopWSW 250°557 m11.1 mi
Long Arm MountainWSW 250°553 m11.1 mi
Dudley MountainSW 229°490 m5.0 mi
Carters MountainSSE 154°477 m3.0 mi
Pigeon Top MountainNW 323°477 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 1 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee293 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee240 obs
  • Western Honey Bee186 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly133 obs
  • American Robin125 obs
  • eastern hemlock98 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel84 obs
  • Northern Cardinal78 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/378263075

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