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Cockran Spring

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Elevation
530 m
Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
Elliott Knob1,358 m · 7.4 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkway13.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
38.0729, -79.2488
Cockran Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cockran Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a recorded 530 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 4.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Elevation
530 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Cockran Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobNNW 331°1,358 m7.4 mi
HogbackNNW 327°1,355 m7.3 mi
Crawford KnobN 355°1,136 m11.3 mi
Cellar MountainSE 140°1,112 m11.6 mi
Tims KnobNNW 328°1,088 m15.4 mi
Bald MountainSE 137°1,086 m14.8 mi
Mine Bank MountainSE 143°1,063 m13.4 mi
Round MountainSSE 147°1,051 m14.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 30
Springs: 22
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0420:44
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 11 mi away.

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