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A town in Virginia.
Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Orkney Springs. Orkney Springs Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Orkney Springs yet; the figures below are still real.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 4 maps from 1967 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Of the losses FEMA expects in Orkney Springs, 82% come from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 21°, and about 21 inches of snow fall in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orkney Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
None within 15 miles of Orkney Springs; the nearest are
Place in Virginia, United States
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) 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. John McDonald, a Scottish physician. The "Springs" part of the name comes from the numerous underground mineral springs in the area.
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