- Elevation, modelled
- 1,116 m
- Tallest summit within 13.5 miles
- Spruce Knob1,482 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5858, -79.6440
Locust Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 1,116 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Springs, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Locust Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob | NE 37° | 1,482 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pharis Knob | N 5° | 1,410 m | 10.8 mi |
| Elleber Knob | SSW 200° | 1,401 m | 12.2 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | SSW 198° | 1,396 m | 11.0 mi |
| Kile Knob | ENE 76° | 1,395 m | 9.0 mi |
| Panther Knob | E 101° | 1,371 m | 8.2 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,370 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 197° | 1,363 m | 12.9 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 6.5 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 10.2 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 12.2 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buck Knob: 0.9 mi
- Colaw Knob: 1.7 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Smoke Camp Knob: 3.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks: 32
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 4.7 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Widney Park: 9.3 mi
- Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 11.0 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 14.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 19.3 mi
- Boiler House: 19.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 9.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.7 mi
- Pat Spring: 20.2 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 20.5 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 6
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.3 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 10.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 12.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 14.4 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 18.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 12.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 14.3 mi
- Highland County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 21.6 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Raven Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Southern Pillar: 22.6 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 22.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 22.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 14.5 mi
- Small waterfall: 14.8 mi
- High Falls: 14.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 17.9 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Locust Springs: 0.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 17.8 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 11.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gertrude: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Allendale Nursery: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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