Via Field Memorial
Via Field Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Crossing Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Via Field Home of the Roanoke Symphony Polo Cup Dedicated in loving memory to Marion Bradley Via whose great generosity and gracious spirit made it possible for the Roanoke Symphony and all the citizens of the region to enjoy this field. October 1991
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 10 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 10 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mowles Spring Park: 1.9 mi
- Lake Spring Park: 2.3 mi
- Ted Webber Park: 2.6 mi
- Salemm Dog Park: 3.2 mi
- Longwood Park: 3.5 mi
- Twelve O'clock Knob: 2.3 mi
- Little Brushy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fort Lewis Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Texas Knob: 4.7 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Destroyed Parking Lot as of 6/3/18: 5.8 mi
- Dan Wright Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 7.3 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 8.9 mi
- Salem Museum: 3.6 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 8.8 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 9.3 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 9.3 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 9.3 mi
- The Solar Wind: 3.2 mi
- The Rock: 3.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 7.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 7.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 8.9 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 4.1 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 10.2 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 4.1 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 9.0 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 9.0 mi
- Roanoke Star: 9.8 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 12.9 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 9.2 mi
- Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Beale Garden: 10.7 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 6.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Bear Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 21.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 11.7 mi
- Camp Creek: 11.7 mi
- Howrytown: 16.5 mi
- Spring Well #25: 18.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Via Field Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,141 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,117 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NNW 332° | 1,108 m | 12.3 mi |
| Earn Knob | NNW 341° | 1,097 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,083 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bruisers Knob | WNW 292° | 1,045 m | 14.0 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | NW 309° | 998 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bent Mountain | S 179° | 975 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2924090280
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 9 mi
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