- Elevation, modelled
- 811 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Hawksbill1,232 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4953, -78.4237
Big Rock Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled 811 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Tents, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Big Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NNE 20° | 1,232 m | 4.4 mi |
| Stony Man | NNE 22° | 1,220 m | 7.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,172 m | 1.2 mi |
| Hazeltop | SW 232° | 1,149 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bushytop | NNE 17° | 1,142 m | 6.9 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NNE 30° | 1,138 m | 3.6 mi |
| Nakedtop | NNE 12° | 1,138 m | 4.4 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NNE 24° | 1,131 m | 5.5 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
- 19.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Naked Creek Overlook · 1 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Blackrock Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fork Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stony Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Doubletop Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cat Knob: 1.8 mi
- Hazeltop: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Five Tents: 0.3 mi
- CCC Camp: 1.6 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.2 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 11.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Dark Hollow Falls: 1.6 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 2.2 mi
- Rose River Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 11.8 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Luray Train Depot: 11.8 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 12.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.1 mi
- The Garden Maze: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 1 mi
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