Spring · Virginia
Buffalo Spring
Buffalo Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 1,045 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southwest, 2.0 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1045 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.19203, -79.29613
- 22.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 24 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Elliott Knob: 2.0 mi
- Hogback: 2.5 mi
- Haycock Knob: 3.3 mi
- Crawford Knob: 3.4 mi
- Coalpit Knob: 4.3 mi
Parks: 47
- Deerfield Park: 6.0 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 8.8 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 11.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 11.6 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center: 12.1 mi
Springs: 16
- Cold Spring: 2.7 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 3.4 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 3.9 mi
- Rocky Spring: 6.0 mi
- Castle Spring: 6.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 12.4 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 12.6 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 12.7 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 9.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 9.6 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Cannon: 11.8 mi
- Statler Brothers: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 11.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 23.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Staunton: 12.4 mi
- Chodo IX: 12.6 mi
- Watering Can: 12.7 mi
- Flower Pots: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 13.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.4 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Trinity Point: 7.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 14.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 8.7 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Greenhouse Area: 9.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 19.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 19.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- St. Mary's Falls: 20.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Buffalo Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSW 209° | 1,358 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hogback | SSW 213° | 1,355 m | 2.5 mi |
| Freezland Flat | N 350° | 1,325 m | 11.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | N 8° | 1,320 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | N 354° | 1,305 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | N 355° | 1,289 m | 12.7 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | N 360° | 1,260 m | 11.3 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | NW 324° | 1,187 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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, 11 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander6 obs
- Eastern Newt6 obs
- sweetfern6 obs
- Eastern Teaberry5 obs
- painted trillium4 obs
- American chestnut3 obs
- mountain laurel3 obs
- common evening-primrose3 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/13366223980
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