Rorer Hall
Rorer Hall is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Henrietta Lacks, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- "On this corner stood Rorer Hall, or "The Opera House", a two-story wooden building erected in 1878 by Ferdinand Rorer, merchant and developer. It was used for civic and entertainment events and for municipal offices by the new City of Roanoke until 1888.
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 2 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 4 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henrietta Lacks Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Warehouse Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Elmwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Day Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
- Loudon Park: 0.6 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 2.1 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Roanoke Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot: 0.2 mi
- Oscar Micheaux: 0.3 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 0.3 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 0.3 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 0.3 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 0.3 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 0.4 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Explore Park: 5.9 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 7.5 mi
- Carvins Cove: 8.4 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 0.1 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Star: 1.6 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 11.7 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 12.7 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 1.3 mi
- Beale Garden: 5.7 mi
- Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 0.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 2.3 mi
- The Rock: 6.3 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 13.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 15.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 16.8 mi
- Camp Creek: 16.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 24.5 mi
- Spring Well #25: 20.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
- Howrytown: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Rorer Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,141 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,083 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | WNW 282° | 998 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bent Mountain | SW 226° | 975 m | 12.3 mi |
| McAfee Knob | NNW 329° | 974 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | SW 226° | 972 m | 12.2 mi |
| Masons Knob | SW 215° | 961 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | SW 227° | 935 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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/10604909333
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 0 mi
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