Shenandoah Caverns
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Shenandoah Caverns is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Church Rock stands 910 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Street of Yesteryear, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 18 miles off.
The story
Shenandoah Caverns is a commercial show cave located near Mount Jackson, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. It is the only cavern in Virginia that has elevator access. The Shenandoah Caverns has a mile-long guided tour, and its temperature naturally remains at 54 degrees year-round. Seventeen "rooms" of connecting chambers are traveled through during this time. Geological formations have been named: the Diamond Cascade, the Grotto of the Gods, the Rainbow Lake, the Oriental Tea Garden, and the Capitol Dome, and these are lighted for display. The "bacon" formations were featured in a 1964 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7494160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blackrock Overlook · 18 mi
- Stony Man Lookout · 18 mi
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 18 mi
- Stony Man Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Knob: 1.0 mi
- Rudes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Third Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.7 mi
- The Knob: 4.2 mi
- Mayors Park: 2.7 mi
- Mount Jackson Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Rebel Park: 4.4 mi
- New Market Pocket Park: 4.7 mi
- New Market Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 3.5 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 10.1 mi
- Luray Caverns Discovery Marker: 10.6 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 11.0 mi
- Hiden Spring: 4.7 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 9.6 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 10.1 mi
- Pitt Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.2 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 0.0 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 0.2 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 4.3 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 4.6 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 18.0 mi
- Rose River Falls: 19.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 19.0 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.2 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 10.0 mi
- Love: 10.7 mi
- Flames: 20.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Markley Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Pavilian: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.8 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 8.2 mi
- Bryce Resort: 8.8 mi
- The Garden Maze: 10.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Old grape garden: 12.9 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 14.1 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.4 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 22.4 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 13.8 mi
- Lost River State Park: 18.6 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Shenandoah Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Rock | W 278° | 910 m | 11.8 mi |
| Church Mountain | W 272° | 881 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Mountain | S 169° | 859 m | 8.8 mi |
| Short Mountain | ENE 57° | 856 m | 8.2 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ESE 111° | 855 m | 6.1 mi |
| Waterfall Mountain | ESE 114° | 840 m | 5.7 mi |
| Duncan Knob | E 98° | 833 m | 6.6 mi |
| Waonaze Peak | NE 56° | 825 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9081231937
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 19 mi
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