Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District
Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 549 m. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bubbling Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 549 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 20 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 20 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Mountain: 2.4 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Dale Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Maury Monument: 8.6 mi
- Longdale Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Morgan Park: 12.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 12.3 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 9.3 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 11.9 mi
- Virginia Military Institute: 12.5 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 12.6 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 1.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 13.0 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 15.6 mi
- Grose Spring: 16.1 mi
- Blowing Springs: 18.7 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.5 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 12.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.7 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 13.2 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.5 mi
- George C. Marshall: 12.6 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.6 mi
- George Washington: 12.7 mi
- Peristyle: 18.4 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 12.7 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 18.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 19.6 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 19.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Lake Robertson: 7.2 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 18.8 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 24.6 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 11.4 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 12.0 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 18.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 19.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.1 mi
- Byrd Point: 20.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 9.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 275° | 1,293 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,170 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big House Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,111 m | 6.1 mi |
| Warm Springs Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,089 m | 12.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,088 m | 3.0 mi |
| North Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,059 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | SSW 198° | 1,055 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Butt | E 95° | 1,053 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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, 13 mi away.
- American cancer-root37 obs
- mountain laurel20 obs
- fan clubmoss6 obs
- striped wintergreen4 obs
- White-spotted Slimy Salamander3 obs
- striped maple3 obs
- yellow star grass3 obs
- Common Box Turtle2 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/356601167
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