North River Picnic Area
North River Picnic Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 573 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 573 m
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 28.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 25 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 26 mi
- Piprap Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elkhorn Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Trimble Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hankey Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wildwood Park: 12.3 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Bridgeview Park: 12.7 mi
- Edgebriar Park: 12.7 mi
- Wynant Park: 12.9 mi
- Hiner Spring: 6.6 mi
- Castle Spring: 7.4 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 7.6 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 9.0 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 10.9 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 8.4 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 9.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
- Cannon: 13.7 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 14.0 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 14.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 14.6 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Chodo IX: 14.5 mi
- Staunton: 14.6 mi
- Watering Can: 14.8 mi
- Flower Pots: 14.8 mi
- James Madison statue: 19.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 13.7 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.0 mi
- Fear Forest: 21.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 21.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 19.6 mi
- ISAT Patio: 19.8 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 15.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 19.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 22.9 mi
- Trinity Point: 9.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 21.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 8.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 14.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of North River Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSW 207° | 1,358 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hogback | SSW 208° | 1,355 m | 13.4 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NNW 348° | 1,338 m | 9.2 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | N 5° | 1,336 m | 12.3 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | N 5° | 1,332 m | 12.2 mi |
| Freezland Flat | W 280° | 1,325 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bother Knob | N 359° | 1,323 m | 12.1 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NNW 326° | 1,320 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2910190427
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