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Howrytown

Howrytown from directly overhead

Howrytown is a ghost town in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,074 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Troutville Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.0 miles off.

former settlement in Virginia, United States

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Coordinates37.43860, -79.88710

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Troutville Park: 1.7 mi
  • Greenfield Recreation Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 2.9 mi
  • Fincastle Historic District: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 13
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Beale Garden: 6.5 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 13.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Big Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Falling Water Cascades: 17.0 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 24.6 mi
  • The Cascades: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Howrytown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNW 326°1,074 m14.7 mi
Buzzards RoostE 92°1,074 m15.3 mi
Harkening HillE 85°1,026 m15.0 mi
McAfee KnobWSW 249°974 m8.8 mi
North MountainW 263°925 m10.7 mi
Little Harkening HillE 82°901 m14.9 mi
Tinker MountainW 268°888 m6.1 mi
Purgatory MountainNE 52°887 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice06:0020:0620:45
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3116:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556471757468574639
Precip in3.32.73.84.04.45.24.73.84.33.23.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 7 mi away.

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