Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr
Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 583 m. Whitetop Mountain stands 1,684 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Creek Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancy
How to reach it
- On the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 29.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Butt Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Clark Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Snaggy Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 0.2 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- The Meadows Sports Complex: 10.7 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 10.8 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 0.3 mi
- AT2020: 1.0 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 1.0 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 3.4 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.8 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 15.3 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 16.1 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 16.8 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.1 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.4 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 11.7 mi
- William King Museum: 11.9 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 17.0 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 2.4 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 17.9 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 0.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.7 mi
- Listening Rock: 15.8 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 19.2 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 24.6 mi
- Trials Playground: 13.2 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 16.2 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 20.3 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 0.2 mi
- Heartwood: 12.4 mi
- Wooly: 17.0 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 24.3 mi
- Brig Spring: 4.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 5.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 5.6 mi
- Backbone Rock: 3.1 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 12.4 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetop Mountain | E 89° | 1,684 m | 10.3 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | E 90° | 1,553 m | 9.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | E 90° | 1,513 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,511 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | E 93° | 1,480 m | 11.8 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | E 86° | 1,403 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,354 m | 7.8 mi |
| Grave Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,331 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1057791952
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- Bristol · 22 mi
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