- Elevation, modelled
- 236 m
- Tallest summit within 10.2 miles
- Hawksbill1,232 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive6.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6647, -78.4622
Ruffner Plaza is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 236 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Ruffner Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | SSE 154° | 1,232 m | 8.4 mi |
| Stony Man | SE 133° | 1,220 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bushytop | SE 141° | 1,142 m | 6.5 mi |
| Nakedtop | SSE 158° | 1,138 m | 8.0 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SSE 156° | 1,138 m | 9.4 mi |
| Betty's Rock | SSE 147° | 1,131 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blackrock | S 174° | 1,116 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Stony Man | SE 131° | 1,110 m | 6.7 mi |
- 6.5 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
- 27.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Stony Man Overlook · 6 mi
- Stony Man Lookout · 7 mi
- Little Stony Man Overlook · 7 mi
- Pass Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cave Hill: 1.3 mi
- Piney Hill: 3.8 mi
- Varner Hill: 4.1 mi
- Kibler Hill: 4.2 mi
- Kibler Knob: 4.3 mi
Parks: 47
- Eugene Park: 0.5 mi
- Carillon Park: 0.9 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 1.0 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 4.6 mi
- Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 8.8 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 9.1 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 23
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 0.1 mi
- Old School House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 1.1 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 1.2 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 1.2 mi
Springs: 16
- Furnace Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hiden Spring: 7.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.2 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 8.4 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Luray Train Depot: 0.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 0.1 mi
- The Garden Maze: 1.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 1.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Pavilian: 5.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 7.0 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 11.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Love: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 11.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 11.6 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 18.6 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 14.5 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.2 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 20.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 20.4 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.2 mi
- Old grape garden: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 11 mi
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