Big Rock Falls

Big Rock Falls is a waterfall in Madison, Virginia and has an elevation of 2,674 feet. Big Rock Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Big Meadows, as well as near Pine Grove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shenandoah National Park and Rapidan Camp.

Shenandoah National Park

Photo: Shenandoah National Park, Public domain.

Shenandoah National Park is a national park in the state of Virginia. The park is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the eastern part of the USA, visited by well over 1 million people a year.

Rapidan Camp

Historic site

Photo: Wallygva, CC BY 2.5.

Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia, was built by U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, and served as their rustic retreat throughout Hoover's administration from 1929 to 1933.

Big Meadows Site

Archaeological site

Photo: Wallygva, Public domain.

The Big Meadows Site is an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places near Luray, Virginia. It is located in Shenandoah National Park. Big Meadows Site is situated 1½ miles north of Big Rock Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pine Grove and Mauck.

Pine Grove

Hamlet

Pine Grove is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Pine Grove is situated 4 miles northwest of Big Rock Falls.

Mauck

Hamlet

Mauck is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Mauck is situated 4½ miles north of Big Rock Falls.

Syria

Hamlet

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Syria is an unincorporated settlement in Madison County, Virginia, in the United States. It lies along the Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, adjoining the southeastern border of the Shenandoah National Park. Syria is situated 5 miles east of Big Rock Falls.

Big Rock Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Madison, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.49533° or 38° 29′ 43″ north

Longitude

-78.42405° or 78° 25′ 27″ west

Elevation

2,674 feet (815 metres)

Open location code

87C3FHWG+49

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6638246506

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

4747505

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