- Elevation, modelled
- 1,050 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Hawksbill1,232 m · 0.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5538, -78.4076
Rock Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 1,050 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nakedtop, a peak 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | E 81° | 1,232 m | 0.7 mi |
| Stony Man | NNE 32° | 1,220 m | 3.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | S 185° | 1,172 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hazeltop | SSW 205° | 1,149 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bushytop | NNE 24° | 1,142 m | 2.8 mi |
| Nakedtop | N 7° | 1,138 m | 0.3 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SE 135° | 1,138 m | 1.3 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NE 55° | 1,131 m | 1.7 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
- 20.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 1 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Old Rag View Overlook · 1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nakedtop: 0.3 mi
- Hawksbill: 0.7 mi
- Tanbark Flat: 0.8 mi
- Spitler Hill: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Rock: 1.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 6.2 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.2 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 8.2 mi
- Carillon Park: 8.5 mi
- Eugene Park: 8.7 mi
- Rose River Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 2.5 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 2.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 2.9 mi
- Five Tents: 4.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.0 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 8.1 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.2 mi
- Old School House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 8.1 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 8.7 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 8.7 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 8.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 1.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 2.1 mi
- Lewis Spring: 3.1 mi
- Furnace Spring: 3.4 mi
- Pitt Spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 2.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 8.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 8.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 8.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.7 mi
- The Garden Maze: 8.7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 1.3 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Love: 8.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.8 mi
- Cootie Bug: 17.9 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 21.6 mi
- LOVE: 22.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 11.9 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 22.6 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 24.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 24.4 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,546 | 1,918 | 2,154 | 2,087 | 1,751 | 1,259 | 753 | 790 | 1,114 | 983 | 1,144 | 1,420 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S F Shenandoah River Near Luray, VA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 4 mi
Take the scenic way to Rock Spring.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.