Saltpeter Run
Saltpeter Run is a stream in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Saltpeter Run is situated nearby to the village Basye, as well as near the hamlet Orkney Springs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bryce Resort.
Bryce Resort
Sports venue
Bryce Resort is a 400-acre, member-owned resort in the northern part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley that is open to the public. The facility opened in 1965 and is located near the West Virginia border, 11 miles west of Mount Jackson, Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basye and Orkney Springs.
Basye
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Jackson is a town of 2100 people in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The town has history as a commercial and railroad hub in the region, with rich Civil War heritage and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Orkney Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community and census designated place in western Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The reason for the name "Orkney" is unknown, but believed to be tied to either the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland or to the Earl of Orkney, since one of the earliest European landowners was Dr. Orkney Springs is situated 1½ miles southwest of Saltpeter Run.
Basore
Hamlet
Basore is an unincorporated community on Upper Cove Run in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Basore lies to the east of Mathias at the eastern approach of a gap in Cove Mountain. Basore is situated 4½ miles northwest of Saltpeter Run.
Saltpeter Run
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.80734° or 38° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-78.78724° or 78° 47′ 14″ westElevation
1,299 feet (396 metres)Open location code
87C3R647+W4GeoNames ID
4784252
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