Virginia Lookouts

Total known Sites - 192
Last Update - 11/20/2011

Tower Name

Photo

County

USGS Quad

Coordinates

Ownership

Status

Remarks

Allen Field (Brush Mountain)

  #1

Montgomery

Newport

37 15 48

80 28 02

USFS

Removed

 

Alton

 

Halifax

Cluster Springs

36 36 02

78 58 52

VDOF

Unknown

 

Amelia

 

Amelia

Amelia Court House

37 19 56

77 59 03

VDOF

Removed

 

Apple Orchard Mountain

 

Bedford

Arnold Valley

37 31 02

79 30 37

USFS

Removed

Relocated to 'Purgatory' (1957-1958)

Ark

 

Gloucester

Gloucester

37 26 17

76 34 42

VDOF

Standing (May 2, 2007)

 

Assateague Beach

 

Accomack

Unknown

37 51 49

75 22 05

NPS (formerly USCG)

Standing

 

Bald Knob

  #1

Bath

Healing Springs

37 55 32

79 51 04

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Bald Mountain

#1

#2

Augusta

Big Levels

37 55 02

79 03 47

USFS

Removed

 

Bald Mountain

  1955

Craig

New Castle

37 36 53

80 02 14

USFS

Removed

 

Bartlick

 

Dickenson

Haysi

37 14 16

82 16 08

VDOF

Removed

 

Baskerville (formerly Mecklenburg)

 

Mecklenburg

Baskerville

36 44 02

78 16 41

VDOF

Removed

 

Baylor (renamed Caroline)

 

Caroline

Bowling Green

See “Caroline”

Bearwallow (formerly Jewell Ridge)

 

Tazewell

Jewell Ridge

37 13 14

81 45 02

PRIVATE (Arthur Stiltner)

(formerly VDOF)

Standing (March 26, 2008)

 

Bedford

 

Bedford

Bedford

37 19 14

79 31 22

PRIVATE (Robert Dinwiddie) (formerly VDOF)

Standing (October 27, 2005)

 

Belair (name unconfirmed)

 

Prince William

 

Joplin

Approximately

38 34 50

77 26 04

Unknown

Unknown

 

Big A Mountain

 

Buchanan (VDOF listing is in Russell)

Big A Mountain

37 03 08

82 02 08

VDOF

Standing (March 10, 2006)

 

Big Bend

 

Wythe

Big Bend

37 01 29

81 10 34

Unknown

Removed

 

Big Knob

 

Scott

Gate City

36 39 52

82 30 21

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2009)

 

Big Ridge

 

Alleghany

Glace

37-41-28.1 
80-16-01.3

USFS

Removed

 

Big Walker Mountain

 

Bland / Wythe

Big Bend

Approximately

37 02 44

81 13 42

PRIVATE

(Ron Kime)

Standing

Observation tower (steel w/open platform - no cab)

Birch

Knob

 

Dickenson

Clintwood

37 14 xx

82 27 xx

USFS

Removed

Replaced by an observation platform/tower

Birdnest

 

Northampton

Franktown

37 26 20

75 52 51

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Blackstone

 

Nottoway

Blackstone East

37 05 57

77 58 31

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing

(May 19, 2005)

 

Blakey Ridge

 

Madison

Madison

38 25 39

78 20 15

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (January 12, 2002)

 

Bluff Mountain

  1940

Rockbridge

Buena Vista

37 39 35

79 20 47

USFS

Removed

 

Bother Knob

 

Rockingham

Brandywine

38 30 26

79 12 40

USFS

Removed? (unconfirmed)

 

Bowers Hill

 

City Of Chesapeake

Bowers Hill

36 47 17

76 24 38

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Brush Mountain (Allen Field)

 

Montgomery

Newport

See “Allen Field”

Brushy Mountain

  1953

Alleghany

Jerrys Run

37 48 37

80 09 19

USFS

Removed

 

Buchanan High Knob

(High Knob) (High Knob-Leemaster)

 

Buchanan

Prater

See “High Knob-Leemaster

Buck Knob

 

Wise

Flat Gap

37 03 14

82 38 31

VDOF

Unknown

 

Buckner Ridge

  1958

Scott

Fort Blackmore

36 48 44

82 35 44

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Buffalo Mountain

 

Floyd

Willis

36 47 xx

80 28 xx

VDOF

Removed

 

Buffalo Ridge

 

Amherst

Buffalo Ridge

37 31 45

78 58 46

VDOF

Removed

 

Buffards Mountain

 

Buckingham

Dillwyn

Approximately

37 34 49

78 24 38

Private (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Bull Hill

 

Wise

Coeburn

36 56 35

82 22 42

VDOF

Unknown

 

Bull Mountain (I)

 

Patrick

Patrick Springs

Unknown

VDOF

Removed

 

Bull Mountain (II)

 

Patrick

Patrick Springs

36 41 34

80 13 30

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Bull Run Mountain Estates

 

Prince William

Middleburg

38 54 44

77 40 06

Unknown

Removed

 

Butt Mountain

  2010

Giles

Eggleston

37 22 07

80 37 23

USFS / VDOF

Standing (November 11, 2010)

 

Cahas Mountain (name unconfirmed)

 

Franklin

 

Callaway

Approximately

37 07 01

80 00 57

Unknown

Unknown

 

Capron

 

Southampton

Capron

36 39 55

77 13 47

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Caret (renamed Essex)

 

Essex

Cauthornville

See 'Essex'

Caroline

(formerly known as Baylor)

 

Caroline

Bowling Green

38 00 04

77 20 05

VDOF

Removed

 

Carters Mountain

 

Albemarle

Simeon

37 58 48

78 29 20

VDOF

Standing (January 5, 2005)

 

Cedar Island

 

Accomack

Metomkin Inlet

37 40 21

75 35 39

PRIVATE (formerly USCG)

Unknown

 

Center Cross

 

Essex

Dunnsville

37 47 18

76 46 51

PRIVATE (Essex County) (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Central Plains (formerly Fluvanna)

 

Fluvanna

Palmyra

37 48 11

78 20 11

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Chancellor (I)

 

Spotsylvania

Brokenburg

Unknown

Unknown

Removed

Wooden tower replaced by Chancellor (II)

Chancellor (II)

 

Spotsylvania

Brokenburg

38 12 46

77 43 28

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Charles City

 

Charles City

Providence Forge

37 23 25

77 03 12

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Chesterfield

 

Chesterfield

Beach

37 21 01

77 37 28

VDOF

Removed

 

Chestnut Knob

 

Henry

Price

36 36 48

79 55 04

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Chestnut Mountain

 

Tazewell

Hutchinson Rock

37 03 28

81 23 57

USFS

Removed

 

Circle (formerly King George)

 

King George

King George

38 16 08

77 08 18

VDOF

Removed

 

Cliff Mountain

 

Lee

Big Stone Gap

See “Jasper Cliff”

Comers Rock

 

Grayson / Wythe

Speedwell

Approximately

36 45 51

81 13 42

USFS

Removed

Lookout house / cabin

Cooperstown

 

Fauquier

Somerville

38 31 35

77 33 51

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Cove Mountain

 

Wythe

Long Spur

37 02 00

80 57 18

PRIVATE (formerly USFS)

Standing (October 1, 2010)

 

Cow Knob

 

Rockingham

Cow Knob

38 41 30

79 05 26

USFS

Removed? (unconfirmed)

 

Crafton Gate

 

Charlotte

Drakes Branch

36 54 34

78 31 41

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Culpeper

 

Culpeper

Germanna Bridge

38 24 30

77 45 11

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (January 14, 2007)

 

Cumberland

 

Cumberland

Cumberland

37 29 46

78 14 37

VADC

Standing (October 16, 2007)

 

Deer Head (I)

 

Shenandoah

Conicville

38 48 33

78 43 02

Unknown

Removed

 

Deer Head (II)

 

Shenandoah

Conicville

Unknown

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Dewitt (formerly Dinwiddie)

 

Dinwiddie

De Witt

37 02 31

77 38 23

VDOF

Standing (August 19, 2005)

 

Dickey Knob

 

Smyth

Atkins

36 45 06

81 25 45/46

USFS

Removed

 

Dinwiddie (renamed Dewitt)

 

Dinwiddie

De Witt

See “Dewitt”

Dismal Swamp

 

City Of Suffolk

Lake Drummond NW

36 40 44

76 29 22

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

Disputanta

 

Prince George

Disputanta North

37 10 53

77 12 46

 

PRIVATE (Prince George County)

Standing (2008)

 

 

Duncan Knob

 

Bath

Burnsville

38 09 52

79 42 18

Unknown

Standing (2008)

 

Eagle Mountain

(formerly Eagle Rock Mountain)

 

Botetourt

Eagle Rock

37 37 55

79 49 49

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Eagle Rock Mountain(renamed Eagle Mountain)

 

Botetourt

Eagle Rock

See “Eagle Mountain

Earn Knob

 

Craig

Looney

Approximately

37 26 30

80 10 52

USFS

Unknown

 

East Leake

 

Goochland

South Anna

37 47 38

77 55 30

VDOF

Removed

 

East River Mountain

 

Tazewell

Tip Top

37 10 50

081 22 40

VDOF

Standing (April 10, 2008)

 

Elliott Knob

 

Augusta

Elliott Knob

38 09 59

79 18 50

USFS

Standing

(2008)

 

Essex (formerly known as Caret)

 

Essex

Cauthornville

Approximately

37 58 59

77 02 39

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Feather Camp

  1955

Washington

Konnarock

36 39 53

81 43 03

USFS

Removed

 

Fisher Peak

 

Carroll /

Surrey (NC)

Lambsburg

36 33 34

80 49 24

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Flat Top

  1955

Giles

White Gate

37 14 50

80 51 17

STATE (manned by USFS)

Removed

 

Fork Mountain (name unconfirmed)

 

Madison

Fletcher

38 28 44

 78 24 56

Unknown

Removed

 

Fort Lewis Mountain

 

Roanoke

Glenvar

37 19 24

 80 07 57

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

Gathright (name unconfirmed)

 

Alleghany

Covington

Unknown

USFS (formerly T.M. Gathright)

Removed

 

Gibson Mountain

 

Orange

Gordonsville

Approximately

38 11 15

78 09 27

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Gibson Ridge

 

Montgomery

Riner

37 06 46

80 29 54

VDOF

Standing (March, 2009)

Converted to a radio/communication tower (cab remains)

Grassy Hill

 

Franklin

Boones Mill

37 01 27

79 53 36

VDOF

Removed

 

Great North Mountain

(renamed North Mountain)

 

Frederick

Hayfield

See 'North Mountain'

Groundhog Mountain

 

Patrick

Laurel Fork

36 38 44

80 31 43

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Halifax (name unconfirmed)

 

Halifax

Halifax

Approximately

36 46 44

78 54 25

Unknown

Unknown

 

Hallwood

 

Accomack

Hallwood

37 52 35

75 35 41

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Hardscrabble Knob

 

Augusta

West Augusta

Approx.

38 22 02

79 19 15

USFS

Removed

 

Haycock Mountain

 

Floyd

Woolwine

36 55 59

80 15 14

VDOF

Unknown

 

Hayters Knob

 

Washington

Hayters Gap

36 52 16

81 58 42

VDOF

Standing (March 20, 2010)

 

Hazel Mountain

 

Russell

Carbo

36 59 42

82 14 43

VDOF

Standing (April 17, 2008)

 

Heards Mountain

 

Albemarle

Covesville

37 55 47

78 44 19

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

High Knob (High Knob-Leemaster)

 

Buchanan

Prater

See “High Knob-Leemaster

High Knob

 

Rockingham

Brandywine

38 34 07

79 10 14

USFS

Standing (2008)

 

High Knob (I)

  1954

Wise

Norton

 

Approximately

36 53 xx

82 37 xx

USFS

Removed

Lookout cabin / house

High Knob (II)

 

Wise

Norton

36 53 34

82 37 46

USFS

Removed

Destroyed by fire 10/31/2006

High Knob-Leemaster (Buchanan High Knob)

(High Knob)

2008

Buchanan

Prater

37 11 09

82 08 57 
(GPS reading)

VDOF

Standing (April 9, 2008)

 

High Rock

 

Bland

Long Spur

37 06 30

80 58 14

STATE (manned by USFS)

Removed

 

High Top

 

Bath

Mountain Grove

38 04 09

79 57 21

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Hightop Mountain

 

Greene

Swift Run Gap

38 20 11

78 33 06

Shenandoah National Park

Removed

 

Hog Back

 

Rockbridge

Goshen

37 54 00

79 28 48

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

Hog Island

 

Northampton

Quinby Inlet

37 23 39

75 42 30

Unknown (formerly USCG)

Standing

 

Hogback Mountain (name unconfirmed)

 

Warren

 

Bentonville

 

Approximately

38 45 42

78 16 26

Shenandoah National Park

Unknown

 

Holiday Lake

 

Buckingham

Holiday Lake

Approximately

37 26 xx

78 39 xx

Unknown

Removed

 

Holland

 

City Of Suffolk

Holland

Approximately

36 39 44

76 45 42

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Homeville (formerly Sussex Courthouse)

 

Sussex

Sussex

36 55 11

77 16 48

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

Hunter’s Gap

 

Lee

Ben Hur

36 37 43

83 05 18

VDOF

Standing

(March 27, 2008)

 

Hurley

 

Buchanan

Hurley

Approximately

37 24 21

82 02 24

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (April 9, 2008)

 

Independent Hill

 

Prince William

Independent Hill

38 39 22

77 26 29

Unknown

Removed

Relocated to South Carolina

Isle Of Wight

 

Isle Of Wight

Smithfield

36 53 20

76 43 54

VDOF

Removed

 

Jasper Cliff (I)

 

Lee

Big Stone Gap

Unknown

USFS

Removed

 

Jasper Cliff (II)

  1954

Lee

Big Stone Gap

36 46 26

82 48 37

USFS

Removed

 

Jewell Ridge (Bearwallow)

 

Tazewell

Jewell Ridge

See “Bearwallow

Jones Knob

  1959

Grayson

Cripple Creek

36 45 xx

81 04 xx

USFS

Removed

 

Joplin

 

Prince William

Joplin

38 33 38

77 23 04

USMC

Removed

 

Keel

 

Dickenson

Clintwood

37 08 07

82 27 30

VDOF

Removed

 

Keen Mountain

 

Buchanan

Keen Mountain

37 13 57

81 55 55

PRIVATE (Arthur Stiltner)

(formerly VDOF)

Standing (March 26, 2008)

 

Kennedy Peak

 

Page / Shenandoah

Luray

38 44 31

78 29 15

USFS

Removed

 

King George

 

King George

King George

See “Circle”

King William

 

King William

King William

37 41 14

77 00 56

VADC

(owner / operator) (1941)

Standing (January 22, 2002)

 

Leigh Mountain

 

Prince Edward

Green Bay

37 12 14

78 21 31

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Long Mountain

 

Campbell

Rustburg

37 17 08

79 05 24

VDOF

Removed (unconfirmed)

Relocated to 'Private' (Frank Rhudy)

Longshoal

 

Carroll

Hillsville

36 52 16

80 43 09

Unknown

Unknown

 

Louisa

 

Louisa

Louisa

38 01 40

78 00 48

VADF

Standing

 

Lower Essex

(see Center Cross)

 

Essex

Dunnsville

See “Center Cross”

Lunenburg

 

Lunenburg

Lunenburg

Approximately

36 57 54

78 16 21

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Lyells

 

Westmoreland

Machodoc

38 00 15

76 43 58

VDOF

Removed

 

Mathews

 

Mathews

Mathews

37 27 36

76 21 22

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (May 30, 2007)

 

Matthews State Forest (name unconfirmed)

 

Grayson

Unknown

Unknown

Matthews State Forest

Unknown

Relocated from 'Morris Knob'

Meadows

 

Henrico

Quinton

37 30 38

77 14 19

VDOF

Standing (January 15, 2004)

 

Melfa

 

Accomack

Pungoteague

37 38 28

75 46 12

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Mendota

 

Washington

Mendota

36 43 50

82 18 02

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (April 17, 2008)

 

Middlesex

 

Middlesex

Saluda

Approximately

37 36 37

76 38 35

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

Relocated from 'Shacklefords'

Mill Mountain

 

Bath

Longdale Furnace

See “White Rocks”

Millers Head

 

Page

Big Meadows

Approximately

38 35 35

78 23 38

Shenandoah National Park

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Miskimon

 

Northumberland

Lancaster

37 50 27

76 28 35

VDOF

Standing (January 21, 2002)

 

Morning Knob

 

Alleghany

Jordan Mines

37 42 50

80 06 46

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Morris Knob

 

Tazewell

Tazewell South

37 02 57

81 37 01

VDOF

Removed

Relocated to 'Matthews State Forest'

Mounts

 

Stafford

Joplin

38 30 47

77 23 21

USMC

Removed

 

Nealy Ridge

 

Dickenson

Haysi

37 08 08

82 20 17

VDOF

Removed

 

Negrofoot

 

Hanover

Hanover Academy

37 49 35

77 35 45

VDOF

Removed

Relocated to 'Private' (Rockville-Centerville Steam And Gas Historical Association?)

North Brunswick (renamed Pleasants Shades)

 

Brunswick

Smoky Ordinary

See 'Pleasants Shades'

North Mountain (formerly Great North Mountain)

 

Frederick

Hayfield

Approximately

39 13 15

78 20 17

PRIVATE

(STAAP Corporation)

(formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Olinger Top

  1958

Lee

Keokee

36 48 42

82 55 02

USFS

Removed

 

Osborne Ridge

 

Scott

Fort Blackmore

Possibly

36 51 08

82 31 42

VDOF

(USFS manned)

Removed

 

Paddy Knob

 

Highland

Paddy Knob

38 15 57

79 47 45

USFS

Removed

 

Parramore Beach

 

Accomack

Wachapreague

37 34 24

75 37 02

Unknown (formerly USCG)

Unknown

 

Partlow

 

Spotsylvania

Lake Anna East

38 02 48

77 38 41

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Peaks

 

Hanover

Studley

37 43 22

77 21 51

VDOF

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Peaks Knob

 

Pulaski

Dublin

37 01 28

80 44 46

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Peaks of Otter

(see Sharptop)

 

Bedford

Peaks of Otter

See 'Sharptop'

Pender

 

Fairfax

Fairfax

38 52 21

77 22 05

STATE

Removed

Relocated to Suffolk area around 1978?

Peters Mountain

 

Alleghany

Alleghany

Approximately

37 43 14

80 08 38

USFS

Unknown

 

Phenix

 

Charlotte

Charlotte Court House

37 04 30

78 41 47

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

Partially disassembled (cab removed)

Pine Knob

 

Lee

Pennington Gap

36 46 15

83 03 01

VDOF

Unknown

 

Piney Mountain

 

Appomattox

Vera

37 26 06

78 48 17

VDOF

Standing (2008)

Active -2008 (manned on an as needed basis)

Pleasants Shades (formerly North Brunswick)

 

Brunswick

Smoky Ordinary

36 45 40

77 39 45

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Poor Mountain

 

Montgomery

Elliston

37 09 44

80 11 32

VDOF

Removed

 

Potts Mountain

  1955

Craig

Potts Creek

37 32 31.0

80 13 04.9

USFS

Removed

 

Powhatan

 

Powhatan

Powhatan

37 32 xx

77 54 xx

VDOF

Removed

 

Powell Mountain (renamed Hunters Gap)

 

Lee

Ben Hur

See ‘Hunters Gap’

Private (Frank G. Rhudy)

 

Craig

 

Potts Creek

37 30 14.9

80 14 12.6

Private (Frank G. Rhudy)

Standing (November 9, 2010)

Relocated from 'Long Mountain'

Private (Rockville-Centerville Steam And Gas Historical Association?)

 

Goochland

Hylas

Approximately

37 40 31

77 40 22

PRIVATE

Standing

Relocated from 'Negrofoot'

 

Purgatory

  #1

Botetourt

Buchanan

37 33 44

79 41 20

USFS

Removed

Relocated from 'Apple Orchard Mountain' (1957-1958)

Quebec

#1

Smyth

Marion

36 46 36

81 31 21

USFS

Removed

 

Quinque

 

Greene

Stanardsville

38 15 02

78 24 38

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Red Oak Knob

 

Rappahannock

Washington

38 37 57

78 09 01

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

Lookout cabin / house

Reddish Knob

 

Augusta

Reddish Knob

38 27 45

79 14 30

VDOF (unconfirmed)

Removed

 

Rocky Gap

 

Craig

Newport

Approximately

37 22 21

80 26 23

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Rocky Mountain

  1952

Amherst / Rockbridge

Montebello

Approximately

37 47 44

79 10 52

USFS

Unknown

 

Round Mountain

 

Bland

Bastian

37 09 17

81 11 39

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Unknown

 

Sand Mountain

 

Wythe

Wytheville

36 54 27

81 04 06

PRIVATE (Wythe County) (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Shacklefords

 

King & Queen

Shacklefords

37 32 48

76 44 23

VDOF (1942)

Removed

Relocated to 'Middlesex'

Sharptop

 

Bedford

Peaks Of Otter

Approximately

37 27 06

79 34 57

VDOF (unconfirmed)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Short Hill

 

Loudon

Purcellville

39 11 14

77 44 06

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Short Pump

 

Henrico

Glen Allen

37 38 58

77 36 08

VDOF

Unknown

 

Simmons Mountain

 

Patrick

Claudville

36 35 51

80 26 07

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Sinking Creek Mountain

 

Craig / Montgomery

Newport

Approximately

37 19 58

80 23 21

USFS

Unknown

 

Smith Mountain

 

Bedford

Smith Mountain Dam

Approximately

37 02 56

79 31 36

VDOF

Standing (2008)

 

Sounding Knob

 

Highland

Monterey SE

38 20 46

79 35 23

VDOF

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

South Boston (name unconfirmed)

 

Halifax

Omega

Approximately

36 40 21

78 51 38

Unknown

Unknown

 

South Brunswick (renamed White Plains)

 

Brunswick

White Plains

See 'White Plains'

Spear Mountain (name unconfirmed)

 

Buckingham

Gladstone

37 33 42

78 45 46

 

Unknown

Removed

 

Stonega

 

Wise

Norton

36 53 49

82 44 18

USFS

Removed

 

Stony Creek

 

Giles

Interior

37 24 56

80 30 47

USFS

Removed

 

Stony Man (name unconfirmed)

 

Page

Old Rag Mtn

Approximately

38 35 52

78 22 18

Shenandoah National Park

Unknown

 

Suffolk

 

City of Suffolk

Suffolk

36 44 03

76 33 24

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

Sugar Loaf

 

Nelson

Lovingston

37 46 57

78 49 14

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (May 1, 2008)

 

Surry

 

Surry

Dendron

37 04 48

76 52 52

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Standing (2008)

 

Sussex Courthouse (renamed Homeville)

 

Sussex

Sussex

See 'Homeville'

Toano

 

James City

Toana

37 26 03

76 49 55

VDOF

Owned by the Chesapeake Corporation and operated in cooperation with the state forest service (1942)

Standing (2008)

 

Tobacco Row

 

Amherst

Tobacco Row Mtn.

37 33 55

79 11 25

PRIVATE (American Tower Corporation)  (formerly VDOF)

Standing (May 6, 2008)

 

Trayfoot Mountain (name unconfirmed)

 

Rockingham

Crimora

Approximately

38 13 25

78 45 03

Unknown

Removed

 

Trico

 

Warren

Linden

38 57 24

78 01 26

VDOF

Removed

 

Turkey Cock (formerly Turkey Cock Mountain)

 

Franklin / Henry

Mountain Valley

36 49 18

79 42 28

PRIVATE (formerly

VDOF)

Removed

 

Upper Hanover (renamed Negrofoot)

 

Hanover

Hanover Academy

See 'Negrofoot'

Valley Ridge

 

Tazewell

Tip Top

37 13 48

81 28 28

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Vicksville

 

Southampton

Vicksville

36 48 37

77 01 34

VDOF

Standing (2006)

 

Volens

 

Halifax

Republican Grove

36 55 xx

79 00 xx

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

Walker Mountain

  1958

Bland / Wythe

Rural Retreat

36 57 56

81 21 06

USFS

Removed

 

Wallace Peak

 

Bath

Williamsville

38 09 09

79 31 54

USFS

Removed? (unconfirmed)

 

Wallacetown

 

City of Chesapeake

Lake Drummond

36 35 58

76 22 52

VDOF

Removed

 

Wallops Beach

 

Accomack

Chincoteague West

37 52 34

75 26 37

Unknown (formerly USCG)

Unknown

 

Westmoreland

(see Lyells)

 

Westmoreland

Machodoc

See “Lyells

White Oak Mountain

 

Pittsylvania

Mount Hermon

36 44 31

79 23 04

VDOF

Unknown

 

White Plains

 

Brunswick

White Plains

36 37 51

77 56 30

PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)

Removed

 

White Rock

 

Bath

Longdale Furnace

37 50 18

79 41 09

VDOF (manned by USFS and located on USFS property)

Removed

 

White Rock

 

Lee

Ewing

36 39 54

83 27 07

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Removed

 

Williamsburg

 

James City

Williamsburg

37 15 17

76 41 41

VDOF

 (1942)

Removed

 

Willis Mountain

 

Buckingham

Willis Mountain

37 28 31

78 27 49

Unknown

Removed

 

Wise Mountain

 

Wise

Wise

36 56 34

82 30 31

USFS

Removed

 

Woodstock

 

Shenandoah

Rileyville

38 52 13

78 26 57

Unknown

Standing (2008)

 

 

Totals:

  • Total standing active - Undetermined
  • Total standing inactive - Undetermined
  • Total no longer standing - Undetermined

Notes:

  • VA tower research by Ron Stafford, Revision #2011-11-20

  • Tower names are as shown on official Virginia state and U.S. government maps and other publications, or as listed by the various Virginia state and U.S. government agencies (state conservation, environmental, forestry and transportation departments, NPS, USFS, etc.).
  • Unconfirmed tower names were taken from unofficial sources (local names, unofficial maps, etc.) or have been assigned by Stafford (until name confirmation or further data is received).

Key:

Green = Standing

Red = Removed


Yellow = Incomplete information (that which is unconfirmed and will be updated as the correct data becomes available).

 

PRIVATE = Privately Owned
USCG = U.S. Coast Guard
USFS = U.S. Forest Service (Department of Agriculture)
VADC (state) = Virginia Department of Conservation
VDOF (state) = Virginia Department of Forestry