Historic site · Virginia
Audie Murphy Memorial Monument
Audie Murphy Memorial Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 945 m. Lone Pine Peak stands 1,232 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- openplaques:id=53647
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates37.36454, -80.22575
- 15.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 29.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 18 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 19 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brush Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Sandstone Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 3.6 mi
- Bear Knob: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Havens State Game Refuge: 6.5 mi
- North Fork Valley Rural Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Wayside Park: 8.5 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 9.8 mi
- Lake Spring Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Via Field Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 13.3 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 14.1 mi
- The Pylons: 14.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Salem Museum: 10.9 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 14.0 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 14.0 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 9.6 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 12.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- The Solar Wind: 10.5 mi
- The Rock: 10.5 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 14.1 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 14.1 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Dragon's Tooth: 2.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.3 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Bear Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Eastern Continental Divide: 4.3 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 8.2 mi
- Keffer Oak: 8.2 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 14.2 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 14.0 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 14.8 mi
- Beale Garden: 15.6 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 18.3 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 18.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 19.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Iranto Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 23.8 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Camp Creek: 17.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 17.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 20.7 mi
- Middle Cascades: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Howrytown: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Audie Murphy Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Peak | WNW 282° | 1,232 m | 15.1 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,231 m | 15.1 mi |
| Arnolds Knob | NW 324° | 1,186 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kelly Knob | W 267° | 1,141 m | 11.8 mi |
| Poor Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,141 m | 12.2 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | NW 317° | 1,136 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,117 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | N 7° | 1,108 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/263644702
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