Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters
Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,080 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Philpott Lake Recreation Area, a park 2.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Heavily mold infested and dilapidated central office and crew quarters for the Virginia Fire Museum, Inc, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
What to expect
- Operated by
- William Darryl Thompson
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 15 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 19 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 19 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Hogpen Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Skelt Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Stuarts Knob: 7.0 mi
- Brown Hill: 7.7 mi
- Philpott Lake Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Langlad Camp Area: 2.5 mi
- Mize Point Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Deer Island Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 5.8 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 24.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 9.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 10.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 20.3 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- Caboose: 24.3 mi
- Calico Rock: 8.8 mi
- Cracker Point: 14.3 mi
- White Falls: 9.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Brush: 12.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 14.1 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Spring Well #25: 18.2 mi
- One Clear View: 20.1 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | W 281° | 1,080 m | 19.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | W 277° | 1,049 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | WNW 296° | 985 m | 15.5 mi |
| Panther Knob | WNW 287° | 983 m | 20.0 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | W 275° | 981 m | 18.6 mi |
| Richwood Knob | WSW 248° | 977 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bull Mountain | WSW 248° | 977 m | 13.4 mi |
| The Haycocks | WNW 298° | 955 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philpott DAM 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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