Picnic site · Virginia
Blue Hole Day Use Area
Blue Hole Day Use Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 423 m. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bergton Fairgrounds, a park 1.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USDA Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates38.75672, -78.93873
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- West Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Wetzel Knob: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Clover Knob: 3.0 mi
- Weavers Knob: 3.0 mi
Parks: 54
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 7.3 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 9.1 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 13.8 mi
- Singers Glen Historic District: 14.1 mi
Museums: 17
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 12.0 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 14.8 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 15.0 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 15.9 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 15.9 mi
Springs: 14
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 9.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hall Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.5 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 16.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 17.5 mi
- Collie Grave: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 12.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 14.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 15.0 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 20.0 mi
- Love Essence: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Helmick Rock: 15.2 mi
- Baker Rocks: 15.8 mi
- Markley Rocks: 17.6 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 6
- Bryce Resort: 10.2 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 14.8 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 21.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Old grape garden: 18.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 19.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.7 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.9 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Lost River State Park: 11.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.2 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Smoke Hole: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pavilian: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Blue Hole Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | WSW 241° | 1,231 m | 9.3 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SW 228° | 1,056 m | 9.3 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SW 235° | 1,040 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rader Knob | WSW 242° | 1,019 m | 7.5 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | SW 231° | 1,000 m | 5.2 mi |
| White Grass Knob | WSW 238° | 988 m | 4.4 mi |
| Carr Mountain | SW 228° | 938 m | 6.3 mi |
| Third Point | SW 223° | 933 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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