Luray Caverns Discovery Marker
Luray Caverns Discovery Marker is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Luray Caverns, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 7.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Luray Caverns has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man's environment. 1974 National Park Service, US DOI
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Stony Man Overlook · 7 mi
- Stony Man Lookout · 7 mi
- Little Stony Man Overlook · 8 mi
- Hemlock Springs Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Hill: 0.2 mi
- Duncan Knob: 4.4 mi
- Catback Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Varner Hill: 4.6 mi
- Carillon Park: 0.3 mi
- Eugene Park: 1.2 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 1.9 mi
- Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 0.0 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 0.1 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 0.1 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 1.3 mi
- Old School House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 0.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 1.1 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 1.3 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 1.9 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 9.6 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 9.5 mi
- Rose River Falls: 10.0 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 10.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hiden Spring: 6.3 mi
- Furnace Spring: 7.3 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 9.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 0.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 0.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 1.2 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 1.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 3.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.0 mi
- Love: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 10.4 mi
- Cootie Bug: 10.5 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 17.4 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 23.5 mi
- Pavilian: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 9.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 20.7 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 14.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.2 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.2 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 22.7 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.1 mi
- Old grape garden: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Luray Caverns Discovery Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | SSE 147° | 1,232 m | 8.9 mi |
| Stony Man | SE 127° | 1,220 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bushytop | SE 134° | 1,142 m | 7.3 mi |
| Nakedtop | SSE 150° | 1,138 m | 8.4 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SSE 149° | 1,138 m | 9.9 mi |
| Betty's Rock | SE 141° | 1,131 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blackrock | SSE 167° | 1,116 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Stony Man | SE 125° | 1,110 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12292975312
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 11 mi
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