Thunder Hill

Thunder Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thunder Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Thunder Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.52966, -79.50400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunder Hill

• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~2 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~2 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~3 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~16 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~36 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thunder Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thunder Hill

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~2 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~60 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~62 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~66 km · Must-see

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