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Hunter Viaduct

Hunter Viaduct from directly overhead

Hunter Viaduct is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Taubman Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.

What the record says

Material
concrete
Inscription
In Recognition of Williams Pearce Hunter (1884 - 1956) Roanoke City Manager, (1918 - 1947) Roanoke City Mayor (1948 - 1949)

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27277, -79.93762

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Gardens: 7
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Beale Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Tinker Cliffs: 11.9 mi
  • Dragon's Tooth: 14.3 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 2
  • Spring Well #25: 20.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Hunter Viaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poor MountainWSW 246°1,141 m12.9 mi
Cahas MountainSSW 202°1,083 m11.6 mi
Fort Lewis MountainWNW 282°998 m12.5 mi
Bent MountainSW 227°975 m12.6 mi
McAfee KnobNNW 327°974 m9.9 mi
Bull Run KnobSW 227°972 m12.6 mi
Masons KnobSW 217°961 m8.5 mi
Hemppatch MountainSW 228°935 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice06:0020:0520:44
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3116:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674787670594841
Precip in3.22.93.53.54.34.74.33.44.13.03.03.1

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10632724882

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