Falling Spring Falls
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Falling Spring Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 624 m. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the southeast, 1.7 miles off. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 80 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 27.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 1.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.3 mi
- Morris Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fore Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Fore Mtn: 4.5 mi
- Reservoir Park: 5.2 mi
- Coles Point: 5.7 mi
- Covington Historic District: 5.8 mi
- Covington City Park & Pool: 6.1 mi
- Ingleside Park: 7.0 mi
- Sand Springs: 5.7 mi
- Grose Spring: 12.8 mi
- Blowing Springs: 14.3 mi
- Thomas Spring: 15.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 18.1 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.0 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 20.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 20.9 mi
- Callie Furnace: 9.3 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 11.4 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 17.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 19.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 7.8 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 15.0 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.5 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 6.5 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 7.4 mi
- Middle Cascades: 21.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 21.0 mi
- Brink: 21.8 mi
- Mill Run: 22.2 mi
- Sunset: 23.0 mi
- Alum Springs: 23.2 mi
- High Point: 15.8 mi
- Piney Point: 16.0 mi
- The Bunker: 20.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 7.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Falling Spring Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | SE 139° | 1,237 m | 1.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 133° | 1,179 m | 2.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NE 46° | 1,170 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | S 178° | 1,120 m | 11.7 mi |
| High Top | N 357° | 1,111 m | 13.9 mi |
| Warm Springs Mountain | NE 41° | 1,089 m | 11.6 mi |
| Oliver Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,088 m | 5.8 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | SSW 196° | 1,084 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 633 | 813 | 1,041 | 784 | 594 | 363 | 223 | 209 | 169 | 242 | 310 | 514 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Jackson River AT Falling Spring, VA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5967521500
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