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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Huntly. Another 21 are within 25 miles. From Arlington, VA, Huntly lies roughly 53 miles to the west.
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Based on the typical seasons for Virginia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 13). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Huntly and you get 22 U-pick farms in 17 towns, including 12 orchards with apples, 10 pumpkin patches, 8 with peaches, 6 with strawberries and 6 with blackberries. 16 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Huntly's own U-pick farm is High Places Orchards, with apples. It sits on Winesap Lane. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | High Places Orchards Huntly | in town | 12 |
| Pumpkins | Stribling Orchard Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 10 |
| Peaches | Stribling Orchard Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 8 |
| Strawberries | Green Truck Farm Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 6 |
| Blackberries | Green Truck Farm Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 6 |
| Raspberries | Green Truck Farm Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 6 |
| Blueberries | Hartland Orchard Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 5 |
| Flowers | Hollin Farms Shenandoah Farms | 12 mi | 5 |
| Cherries | Hartland Orchard Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 4 |
| Pears | Stribling Orchard Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Hanks Christmas Tree Farm Apple Mountain Lake | 8 mi | 3 |
| Grapes | Great Country Farms Purcellville | 24 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Burnside Farms Haymarket | 25 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Virginia; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Huntly is April 13; the first fall frost arrives around October 28. That leaves about 196 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Virginia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 67–85 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 45 °F and days reach 67 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Huntly, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Huntly can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Huntly, 7 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Huntly: High Places Orchards. Within 25 miles there are 21 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Before a trip to Huntly, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 13 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 28. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Huntly, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Huntly: High Places Orchards. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Virginia is August to October.
Stribling Orchard in Apple Mountain Lake, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Virginia is September to October.
Stribling Orchard in Apple Mountain Lake, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with peaches in total. The usual season in Virginia is June to August.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know and we'll add it.