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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

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
Peaks
Historic sites: 25
  • 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: 12
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Beale 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
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 16.6 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 13.8 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 MountainE1,215 m12.6 mi
Sharp Top MountainESE1,167 m11.6 mi
The PinnacleE1,119 m12.9 mi
Buzzards RoostESE1,074 m11.5 mi
Harkening HillE1,026 m10.8 mi
Mays MountainNNE981 m13.6 mi
McAfee KnobWSW974 m13.4 mi
Chesnut MountainE942 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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