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Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81)

Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81) from directly overhead

Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81) is a rest area in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Troutville Safety Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.46921, -79.81223

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fincastle Historic District: 4.1 mi
  • Troutville Park: 5.0 mi
  • Montvale Wayside: 6.8 mi
  • Greenfield Recreation Park: 6.9 mi
  • Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • The Rock: 10.8 mi
  • Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 11.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 11.9 mi
  • Vinton War Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 15.2 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Beale Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Marble Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Troutville Safety Rest Area: 0.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainE 95°1,215 m12.6 mi
Sharp Top MountainESE 102°1,167 m11.6 mi
The PinnacleE 94°1,119 m12.9 mi
Buzzards RoostESE 104°1,074 m11.5 mi
Harkening HillE 94°1,026 m10.8 mi
Mays MountainNNE 30°981 m13.6 mi
McAfee KnobWSW 247°974 m13.4 mi
Chesnut MountainE 86°942 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice05:5920:0520:44
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3116:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576573777569584639
Precip in3.22.73.73.84.43.94.53.04.13.43.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13430448989

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