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Chalybeate Spring

Chalybeate Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Chalybeate Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grave, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.2 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83283, -78.39066

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Historic sites: 26
  • Indian Grave: 2.4 mi
  • Snead Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.2 mi
  • Millenium Sundial: 12.3 mi
Springs: 22
Museums: 21
Waterfalls: 20
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilian: 9.9 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 12.1 mi
  • Love: 12.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 17.0 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 17.0 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Chalybeate Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys RockSSE 163°1,071 m13.2 mi
Hogback MountainSE 128°1,056 m7.9 mi
North MarshallESE 111°1,024 m10.9 mi
SugarloafSE 135°985 m7.7 mi
South MarshallESE 114°979 m10.1 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE 126°940 m8.7 mi
Pass MountainSSE 158°915 m11.1 mi
The PeakESE 113°889 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442526170747366554436
Precip in2.92.33.22.84.44.23.93.44.42.62.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodstock 2 NE, 7 mi away.

  • striped wintergreen10 obs
  • downy rattlesnake plantain5 obs
  • ebony spleenwort5 obs
  • Common Box Turtle4 obs
  • Carolina horsenettle4 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander3 obs
  • low pricklypear3 obs
  • mountain laurel3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4410767249

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