natural wonder
Luray Caverns
The largest and most popular caverns in the eastern US, featuring the Great Stalacpipe Organ and cathedral-sized chambers of formations.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Virginia, United States · North America
Basye sits on the route: 30 minutes from Mount Jackson, 32km from Luray Caverns.
Basye is a town located in Virginia, United States. With a population of 1,253, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Basye sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Basye to your route.
Shrine Mont is a retreat and conference center owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in the town of Orkney Springs, Virginia, United States which is located at the foot of Great North Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley and at the edge of the George Washington National Forest. It includes about 1,100 acres ofRead more
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The church at Shrine Mont is the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration, an open-air sanctuary consecrated in 1925. Each of its stones was pulled by horse or rolled by local people from the mountain that embraces it. The baptismal font was originally a dugout stone used by Native Americans to grind corn.
It also includes The Virginia House (formerly known as the Orkney Springs Hotel) which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was purchased by Shrine Mont in 1979. With its white clapboard structure and tall, green-shuttered windows, The Virginia House is four stories high. The 96,000 square-foot structure was built in 1873 and restored in 1987.
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Basye is located in Virginia, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.8071 latitude, -78.7922 longitude.
Basye has a population of approximately 1,253 people, making it a town in United States.
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Full driving guide for United States7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
The largest and most popular caverns in the eastern US, featuring the Great Stalacpipe Organ and cathedral-sized chambers of formations.
32 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The highest viewpoint accessible by car on Skyline Drive, with a short trail to a 4,011-foot summit overlooking the Shenandoah Valley.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
One of 75 overlooks along Shenandoah's Skyline Drive, offering views of the Blue Ridge Mountains rolling in misty waves to the horizon.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A cave near Front Royal at the north end of Skyline Drive, known for anthodites: spiky white calcite crystals radiating in all directions, so rare they are guarded and shown only on the guided tour.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A windswept high plateau of heath barrens, sphagnum bogs and one-sided 'flagged' spruce that feels transplanted from northern Canada onto West Virginia's 39th parallel. Forest Route 75 along the eastern edge closes to vehicles roughly January to mid-April.
54 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
A 169-kilometer ridgetop road through Shenandoah National Park offering 75 scenic overlooks across the Blue Ridge Mountains.
57 km · about 65 min drive
national park
Blue Ridge Mountain beauty along the scenic Skyline Drive with cascading waterfalls and lush forests.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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