Sunset Hill

Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.44312, -79.61341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Hill

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~1 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~15 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~15 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~20 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~28 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sunset Hill

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~28 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~47 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~55 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see

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