Dan Wright Memorial
Dan Wright Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shrine Hill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This trailhead has been dedicated to and in honor of our friend, Dan Wright, in recognition of his extraordinary volunteer contributions to the vision, planning and construction of the Murray Run Greenway.
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 3 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 4 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shrine Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Shrine Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.4 mi
- Raleigh Court Park: 0.6 mi
- Fishburn Park: 0.7 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Mill Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Round Hill: 3.9 mi
- Destroyed Parking Lot as of 6/3/18: 1.6 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 2.2 mi
- Rorer Hall: 2.6 mi
- Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot: 2.8 mi
- Oscar Micheaux: 2.9 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 2.6 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 2.9 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 3.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 0.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 2.6 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 2.7 mi
- The Solar Wind: 4.7 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 4.8 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Explore Park: 7.9 mi
- Carvins Cove: 9.3 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 2.7 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 2.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 3.1 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 12.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 2.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Beale Garden: 7.4 mi
- Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 12.5 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.6 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 17.7 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 14.2 mi
- Camp Creek: 14.3 mi
- Howrytown: 13.9 mi
- Spring Well #25: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Dan Wright Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,141 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | S 189° | 1,083 m | 9.6 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | WNW 292° | 998 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bent Mountain | SW 221° | 975 m | 9.8 mi |
| McAfee Knob | NNW 344° | 974 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | SW 221° | 972 m | 9.8 mi |
| Masons Knob | SSW 204° | 961 m | 6.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | WNW 299° | 943 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2957442394
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 3 mi
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