Fairy Stone State Park
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Details: For more details go to the state park website. This site currently has the most up to date info. According to it, "Fairy stones are staurolite, a combination of silica, iron and aluminum. Staurolite crystallizes at 60 or 90 degree angles, hence the stone's cross-like structure."
The park is open starting at 8am and there is a fee for parking.
Directions: For directions go to the state park website. According to the site: "From I-81 near Roanoke, take Route 581 to Route 220 South to Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive). From I-77 near Hillsville, take Route 58 East to Route 8 North to Route 57 East to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive). From Greensboro, take Route 220 North to Route 220 North bypass at Martinsville, then Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive). From Richmond, take Route 360 West to Route 58 West to Route 220 North Bypass at Martinsville to Route 57 West to Route 346 North (Fairystone Lake Drive) Its address is 967 Fairystone Lake Drive, Stuart, VA 24171-9588; Latitude, 36.792468. Longitude, -80.116840.
Drive Time : Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., six hours (from Washington, DC); Richmond, four hours; Tidewater/ Norfolk/Virginia Beach, five hours; Roanoke, one hour"
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 36°47'36.84"N, 80° 6'52.82"W)
or (36.793566, -80.114672)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=68174
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