Old Quarry

Old Quarry: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Old Quarry

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Old Quarry — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.03502, -79.52847. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Quarry

• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~6 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~7 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~33 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Quarry

Other forts & heritage near Old Quarry

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~33 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~91 km · Must-see
• Historic Stagville · fort · Durham · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bennett Mine · fort · Pittsylvania · ~13 km
• Thompsons Mine · fort · Pittsylvania · ~13 km
• Gwin Dudley Home Site · fort · Franklin · ~18 km
• Downtown Historic District · fort · Campbell · ~28 km
• Mansion Truss Bridge · fort · Campbell · ~34 km

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