Rocky Spring
Rocky Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 510 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Deerfield Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 510 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 26.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 27 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bettys Hill: 2.5 mi
- Haycock Knob: 3.2 mi
- Archer Knob: 4.1 mi
- The Bump: 4.4 mi
- Hogback: 4.7 mi
- Deerfield Park: 1.1 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 17.0 mi
- Maury Monument: 17.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 17.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.6 mi
- Phillips Spring: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 4.2 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 6.0 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 8.1 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 9.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 9.4 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 15.3 mi
- Highland County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 18.1 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 18.2 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 18.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 18.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.7 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 18.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 21.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 21.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 9.4 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 10.2 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.2 mi
- Staunton: 18.1 mi
- Chodo IX: 18.3 mi
- Flower Pots: 18.4 mi
- Watering Can: 18.4 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 8.3 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 9.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 9.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Rocky Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | E 99° | 1,358 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hogback | ESE 104° | 1,355 m | 4.7 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NNE 18° | 1,325 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NNE 19° | 1,305 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNE 20° | 1,289 m | 14.5 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | NNE 25° | 1,260 m | 13.6 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | N 7° | 1,187 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | N 357° | 1,185 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 17 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 186 | 216 | 283 | 237 | 206 | 134 | 71.5 | 64.3 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 119 | 168 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bullpasture River AT Williamsville, VA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- swamp rose2 obs
- southern blue monkshood2 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander1 obs
- Eastern Newt1 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel1 obs
- bloodroot1 obs
- Isabella Tiger Moth1 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail1 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/13396120320
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