Virginia Fire Lookouts

There are 174 known Virginia Lookout sites

Tower Name / VDOF FAACSNO Number	County	USGS Quad	Coordinates	Ownership	Status	Remarks
Allen Field (Brush Mountain)	Montgomery	Newport	37 15 48 080 28 02	USFS	Removed
Alton (404-U058)	Halifax	Cluster Springs	36 36 02 078 58 52	VDOF	Unknown
Amelia (404-U037)	Amelia	Amelia Court House	37 19 56 077 59 03	Unknown	Removed
Apple Mountain	Bedford	Arnold Valley	37 31 02 079 30 37	Unknown	Removed
Ark (404-U139)	Gloucester	Gloucester	37 26 17 076 34 42	VDOF	Standing (May 2, 2007)
Bald Knob (404-U111)	Bath	Healing Springs	37 55 32 079 51 04	Unknown	Standing (2008)
Bald Mountain	Augusta	Big Levels	37 55 02 079 03 47	Unknown	Removed
Bald Mountain	Craig	New Castle	37 36 53 080 02 14	USFS	Unknown
Barhamsville (James City) (Toano)	James City	Toana	See “Toano”
Bartlick	Dickenson	Haysi	37 14 16 082 16 08	VDOF	Removed
Baskerville (formerly Mecklenburg) (404-U010)	Mecklenburg	Baskerville	36 44 02 078 16 41	VDOF	Removed
Baylor (Caroline)	Caroline	Bowling Green	See “Caroline”
Bearwallow (formerly Jewell Ridge) (404-U100)	Tazewell	Jewell Ridge	37 13 14 081 45 02	PRIVATE (Arthur Stiltner) (formerly VDOF)	Standing (March 26, 2008)
Bedford (404-U082)	Bedford	Bedford	37 19 14 079 31 22	Virginia Forest Service	Unknown
Big A Mountain (404-U097)	Buchanan (VDOF listing is in Russell)	Big A Mountain	37 03 08 082 02 08	VDOF	Standing (March 10, 2006)
Big Bend	Wythe	Big Bend	37 01 29 081 10 34	Unknown	Removed
Big Knob	Scott	Gate City	36 39 52 082 30 21	Unknown	Unknown
Big Ridge	Alleghany	Glace	37 41 27 080 16 02	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Big Walker Mountain	Bland / Wythe	Big Bend	Approx. 37 02 44 081 13 42	PRIVATE (Ron Kime)	Standing	Observation platform (never enclosed)
Birch Knob	Dickenson	Clintwood	37 14 xx 082 27 xx	USFS (Jefferson National Forest)	Removed	Replaced by an observation tower (platform)
Birdnest (404-U121)	Northampton	Franktown	37 26 20 075 52 51	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Blackstone (formerly Nottoway) (404-U053)	Nottoway	Blackstone East	37 05 57 077 58 31	VDOF	Standing (May 19, 2005)
Blakey Ridge (404-U032)	Madison	Madison	38 25 39 078 20 15	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (January 12, 2002)
Bluff Mountain	Rockbridge	Buena Vista	Approx. 37 39 36 079 20 47	Unknown	Removed
Bother Knob	Rockingham	Brandywine	38 30 26 079 12 40	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Bowers Hill (404-U122)	City Of Chesapeake	Bowers Hill	36 47 17 076 24 38	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Removed
Brush Mountain (Allen Field)	Montgomery	Newport	See “Allen Field”
Brushy Mountain	Alleghany	Jerrys Run	37 48 37 080 09 19	USFS	Removed
Buchanan High Knob (High Knob) (High Knob-Leemaster) (404-U086)	Buchanan	Prater	See “High Knob-Leemaster”
Buck Knob	Wise	Flat Gap	37 03 14 082 38 31	Unknown	Unknown
Buckner Ridge	Scott	Fort Blackmore	36 48 44 082 35 44	Unknown	Unknown
Buffalo Mountain (404-U062)	Floyd	Willis	36 47 xx 080 28 xx	VDOF	Removed
Buffalo Ridge	Amherst	Buffalo Ridge	37 31 45 078 58 46	VDOF	Removed
Buffards Mountain (formerly Buckingham) (404-U045)	Buckingham	Dillwyn	37 34 xx 078 24 xx	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Bull Hill	Wise	Coeburn	36 56 35 082 22 42	Unknown	Unknown
Bull Mountain (404-U073)	Patrick	Patrick Springs	36 41 34 080 13 30	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Bull Run Mountain Estates	Prince William	Middleburg	38 54 44 077 40 06	Unknown	Removed
Butt Mountain (404-U066)	Giles	Eggleston	37 22 07 080 37 23	Unknown	Standing (January 18, 2003)
Capron (404-U130)	Southampton	Capron	36 39 55 077 13 47	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF) (formerly USFS?)	Unknown
Caroline (Baylor) (404-U134)	Caroline	Bowling Green	38 00 04 077 20 05	VADC	Removed
Carters Mountain (404-U024)	Albemarle	Simeon	37 58 48 078 29 20	VDOF	Standing (January 5, 2005)
Center Cross (404-U136)	Essex	Dunnsville	37 47 18 076 46 51	PRIVATE (Essex County)	Standing (2008)
Central Plain (formerly Fluvanna) (404-U030)	Fluvanna	Palmyra	37 48 11 078 20 11	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Chancellor (#1)	Spotsylvania	Brokenburg	Unknown	Unknown	Removed	Wooden tower replaced by Chancellor (#2)
Chancellor (#2) (404-U146)	Spotsylvania	Brokenburg	38 12 46 077 43 28	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Charles City (404-U011)	Charles City	Providence Forge	37 23 25 077 03 12	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Chesterfield (404-U012)	Chesterfield	Beach	37 21 01 077 37 28	Unknown	Removed
Chestnut Knob	Henry	Price	36 36 48 079 55 04	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Chestnut Mountain	Tazewell	Hutchinson Rock	37 03 28 081 23 57	Unknown	Removed
Circle (formerly King George) (404-U141)	King George	King George	38 16 08 077 08 18	VDOF	Removed
Cliff Mountain	Lee	Big Stone Gap	36 46 26 082 48 37	Unknown	Unknown
Cooperstown (404-U029)	Fauquier	Unknown	Unknown	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Cove Mountain	Wythe	Long Spur	37 02 00 080 57 18	PRIVATE	Standing (April 29, 2008)
Cow Knob	Rockingham	Cow Knob	38 41 30 079 05 26	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Crafton Gate (404-U046)	Charlotte	Drakes Branch	36 54 34 078 31 41	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Culpeper (404-U028)	Culpeper	Germanna Bridge	38 24 30 077 45 11	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (January 14, 2007)
Cumberland (404-U051)	Cumberland	Cumberland	37 29 46 078 14 37	VADC	Standing (October 16, 2007)
Deer Head (404-U117)	Shenandoah	Conicville	38 48 33 078 43 02	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Dewitt (formerly Dinwiddie) (404-U005)	Dinwiddie	De Witt	37 02 31 077 38 23	Unknown	Standing (August 19, 2005)
Dickey Mountain	Smyth	Atkins	36 45 06 081 25 46	Unknown	Removed
Dinwiddie (Dewitt)	Dinwiddie	De Witt	See “Dewitt”
Dismal Swamp (404-U133)	City Of Suffolk	Lake Drummond NW	36 40 44 076 29 22	(PRIVATE?) VDOF	Unknown
Disputanta (Prince George)	Prince George	Disputanta North	See “Prince George”
Duncan Knob (404-U149)	Bath	Burnsville	38 09 52 079 42 18	Unknown	Standing (2008)
Eagle Mountain (Eagle Rock) (404-U060)	Botetourt	Eagle Rock	37 37 55 079 49 49	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Eagle Rock (Eagle Mountain)	Botetourt	Eagle Rock	See “Eagle Mountain”
East Leake (formerly Goochland) (404-U013)	Goochland	South Anna	37 47 38 077 55 30	Unknown	Removed
East River Mountain (404-U103)	Tazewell	Tip Top	37 10 50 081 22 40	VDOF	Standing (April 10, 2008)
Elliott Knob	Augusta	Elliott Knob	38 09 59 079 18 50	USFS	Standing (2008)
Essex	Essex	Cauthornville	See “Upper Essex”
Feathercamp	Washington	Konnarock	36 39 53 081 43 03	Unknown	Unknown
Fisher Peak	Carroll / Surrey (NC)	Lambsburg	36 33 34 080 49 24	USFS	Removed
Flat Top	Giles	White Gate	37 14 50 080 51 17	USFS	Unknown
Fluvanna (Central Plain)	Fluvanna	Palmyra	See “Central Plain”
Gibson Mountain (formerly Orange) (404-U034)	Orange	Gordonsville	38 11 xx 078 09 xx	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Removed
Gibson Ridge (404-U070)	Montgomery	Riner	37 06 46 080 29 54	VDOF	Removed
Goochland (East Leake)	Goochland	South Anna	See “East Leake”
Grassy Hill (404-U065)	Franklin	Boones Mill	37 01 27 079 53 36	VDOF	Removed
Groundhog Mountain	Patrick	Laurel Fork	36 38 44 080 31 43	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Hallwood (404-U126)	Accomack	Hallwood	37 52 35 075 35 41	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Hanover (Negrofoot)	Hanover	Hanover Academy	See “Negrofoot”
Hardscrabble Knob	Augusta	West Augusta	Approx. 38 22 02 079 19 15	Unknown	Unknown
Haycock Mountain (404-U063)	Floyd	Woolwine	36 55 59 080 15 14	VDOF	Unknown
Hayters Knob (404-U105)	Washington	Hayters Gap	36 52 16 081 58 42	Unknown	Unknown
Hazel Mountain (404-U096)	Russell	Carbo	36 59 42 082 14 43	VDOF	Standing (April 17, 2008)
Heards Mountain (404-U025)	Albemarle	Covesville	37 55 47 078 44 19	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
High Knob (High Knob-Leemaster)	Buchanan	Prater	See “High Knob-Leemaster”
High Knob	Rockingham	Brandywine	38 34 07 079 10 14	USFS	Standing (2008)
High Knob (#1)	Wise	Norton	Approx. 36 53 xx 082 37 xx	USFS	Removed	Lookout cabin / house
High Knob (#2)	Wise	Norton	36 53 34 082 37 46	USFS	Removed	Destroyed by fire 10/31/2006
High Knob-Leemaster (Buchanan High Knob) (High Knob) (404-U086)	Buchanan	Prater	37 11 09 082 08 57 (GPS reading)	VDOF	Standing (April 9, 2008)
High Rock	Bland	Long Spur	37 06 30 080 58 14	Unknown	Unknown
High Top (404-U110)	Bath	Mountain Grove	38 04 09 079 57 21	USFS VDOF	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Hightop Mountain	Greene	Swift Run Gap	38 20 11 078 33 06	Unknown	Removed
Hog Back (404-U113)	Rockbridge	Goshen	37 54 00 079 28 48	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Holiday Lake	Buckingham	Holiday Lake	37 26 xx 078 39 xx	Unknown	Removed
Holland (404-U132)	City Of Suffolk	Holland	36 39 xx 076 45 xx	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Homeville (404-U001)	Sussex	Sussex	36 55 11 077 16 48	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Hunter’s Gap (404-U095)	Lee	Ben Hur	36 37 43 083 05 18	VDOF	Standing (March 27, 2008)
Hurley	Buchanan	Hurley	Approx. 37 24 21 082 02 24	Unknown	Standing (April 9, 2008)
Independent Hill	Prince William	Independent Hill	38 39 22 077 26 29	Unknown	Removed	Relocated to South Carolina
Isle Of Wight (404-U131)	Isle Of Wight	Smithfield	36 53 20 076 43 54	VDOF	Removed
James City (Barhamsville) (Toano)	James City	Toana	See “Toano”
Jewell Ridge (Bearwallow)	Tazewell	Jewell Ridge	See “Bearwallow”
Jones Knob	Grayson	Cripple Creek	36 45 xx 081 04 xx	Unknown	Unknown
Keel	Dickenson	Clintwood	37 08 07 082 27 30	VDOF	Removed
Keene (404-U088)	Buchanan	Keen Mountain	37 13 57 081 55 55	PRIVATE (Arthur Stiltner) (formerly VDOF)	Standing (March 26, 2008)
Kennedy Peak	Page / Shenandoah	Luray	38 44 31 078 29 15	USFS	Removed
King George (Circle)	King George	King George	See “Circle”
King William (404-U142)	King William	King William	37 41 14 077 00 56	VADC (owner / operator) (1941)	Standing (January 22, 2002)
Leigh Mountain (404-U054)	Prince Edward	Green Bay	37 12 14 078 21 31	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Lewis Mountain	Roanoke	Glenvar	37 19 24 080 07 57	Unknown	Unknown
Long Mountain (404-U049)	Campbell	Rustburg	37 17 xx 079 05 xx	VDOF	Unknown
Longshoal	Carroll	Hillsville	36 52 16 080 43 09	Unknown	Unknown
Loudon	Loudon	Purcellville	39 11 14 077 44 06	Unknown	Removed
Louisa (404-019)	Louisa	Louisa	38 01 40 078 00 48	VADF	Standing
Lower Essex	Essex	Dunnsville	See “Center Cross”
Lower Hanover (Peaks)	Hanover	Studley	See “Peaks”
Lunenburg (404-U052)	Lunenburg	Lunenburg	Approx. 36 57 54 078 16 21	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Lyells (Westmoreland) (404-U148)	Westmoreland	Machodoc	38 00 15 076 43 58	VDOF	Removed
Mathews (404-U143)	Mathews	Mathews	37 27 36 076 21 22	Owned and operated by the state forest service (1942)	Standing (May 30, 2007)
Meadows (404-U016)	Henrico	Quinton	37 30 38 077 14 19	VDOF	Standing (January 15, 2004)
Mecklenburg (Baskerville)	Mecklenburg	Baskerville	See “Baskerville”
Melfa (404-U124)	Accomack	Pungoteague	37 38 28 075 46 12	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Mendota (404-U107)	Washington	Mendota	36 43 50 082 18 02	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (April 17, 2008)
Middlesex (404-U144)	Middlesex	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Miskimon (404-U145)	Northumberland	Lancaster	37 50 27 076 28 35	VDOF	Standing (January 21, 2002)
Morning Knob	Alleghany	Jordan Mines	37 42 50 080 06 46	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Morris Knob (404-U101)	Tazewell	Tazewell South	37 02 57 081 37 01	VDOF	Removed	Relocated to Matthews State Forest in Grayson County.
Nansemond	City of Suffolk	Suffolk	36 44 03 076 33 24	Unknown	Removed
Nealy Ridge	Dickenson	Haysi	37 08 08 082 20 17	VDOF	Removed
Negrofoot (formerly Hanover) (404-U014)	Hanover	Hanover Academy	37 49 35 077 35 45	Unknown	Removed
North Mountain (404-U118)	Frederick	Hayfield	Approx. 39 13 15 078 20 17	PRIVATE (STAAP Corporation) (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Nottoway (Blackstone)	Nottoway	Blackstone East	See “Blackstone”
Olinger	Lee	Keokee	36 48 42 082 55 02	Unknown	Removed
Orange (Gibson Mountain)	Orange	Gordonsville	See “Gibson Mountain”
Paddy Knob	Highland	Paddy Knob	38 15 57 079 47 45	USFS	Removed
Partlow (404-U147)	Spotsylvania	Lake Anna East	38 02 48 077 38 41	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Peaks (formerly Lower Hanover) (404-U015)	Hanover	Studley	37 43 22 077 21 51	Unknown	Unknown
Peaks Knob (404-U078)	Pulaski	Dublin	37 01 28 080 44 46	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Pender	Fairfax	Fairfax	38 52 21 077 22 05	Unknown	Removed
Phenix (404-U048)	Charlotte	Charlotte Court House	37 04 30 078 41 47	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)	Partially disassembled (cab removed)
Pine Knob	Lee	Pennington Gap	36 46 15 083 03 01	Unknown	Unknown
Piney Mountain (404-U038)	Appomattox	Vera	37 26 06 078 48 17	VDOF	Standing (2008)	Active -2008 (manned on an as needed basis)
Pleasants Shades (404-U003)	Brunswick	Smoky Ordinary	36 45 40 077 39 45	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Poor Mountain (404-U071)	Montgomery	Elliston	37 09 44 080 11 32	VDOF	Removed
Potts Mountain	Craig	Potts Creek	37 32 30 080 13 05	USFS	Unknown
Powhatan (404-U020)	Powhatan	Powhatan	37 32 xx 077 54 xx	VDOF	Removed
Prince George (formerly Disputanta) (404-U006)	Prince George	Disputanta North	37 10 53 077 12 46	PRIVATE (Prince George County)	Standing (2008)
Purgatory Mountain	Botetourt	Buchanan	37 33 44 079 41 20	Unknown	Unknown
Quebec Knob	Smyth	Marion	36 46 36 081 31 21	USFS	Unknown
Quinque (404-U031)	Greene	Stanardsville	38 15 02 078 24 38	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Removed
Red Oak Knob	Rappahannock	Washington	38 37 57 078 09 01	Unknown	Unknown	Lookout cabin / house
Reddish Knob	Augusta	Reddish Knob	38 27 45 079 14 30	Unknown	Removed
Rocky Gap	Craig	Newport	Approx. 37 22 21 080 26 23	USFS (Jefferson National Forest)	Unknown
Round Mountain	Bland	Bastian	37 09 17 081 11 39	USFS (Jefferson National Forest)	Unknown
Sand Mountain	Wythe	Wytheville	36 54 27 081 04 06	Unknown	Unknown
Shacklefords	King & Queen	Shacklefords	37 32 48 076 44 23	Operated by the Virginia Forest Service (1942)	Unknown
Short Pump (404-U017)	Henrico	Glen Allen	37 38 58 077 36 08	Unknown	Removed	Relocated to “Unknown” (Goochland County)
Simmons Mountain	Patrick	Claudville	36 35 51 080 26 07	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Smith Mountain (404-U083)	Bedford	Smith Mountain Dam	37 02 xx 079 31 xx	Unknown	Standing (2008)
Sounding Knob (404-U115)	Highland	Monterey SE	38 20 46 079 35 23	VDOF	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Stonega	Wise	Norton	36 53 49 082 44 18	Unknown	Unknown
Stony Creek	Giles	Interior	37 24 56 080 30 47	USFS	Unknown
Sugar Loaf (404-U033)	Nelson	Lovingston	37 46 57 078 49 14	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (May 1, 2008)
Surry (404-U008)	Surry	Dendron	37 04 48 076 52 52	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Standing (2008)
Toano (Barhamsville) (James City) (404-U019)	James City	Toana	37 26 03 076 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 55 079 11 25	PRIVATE (American Tower Corporation)  (formerly VDOF)	Standing (May 6, 2008)
Trico (404-U119)	Warren	Linden	38 57 24 078 01 26	VDOF	Removed
Turkey Cock (404-U069)	Franklin / Henry	Mountain Valley	36 49 18 079 42 28	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Removed
Unknown - 1	Alleghany	Jordan Mines	Approx. 37 43 13 080 07 28	Unknown	Unknown
		Newcastle 1947 Northwest
Unknown - 2 (probably Wallacetown)	City of Chesapeake	Lake Drummond	36 35 58 076 22 52	Unknown	Unknown
Unknown - 3	Fauquier	Somerville	38 31 35 077 33 51	Virginia Conservation Commission	Removed
Unknown - 4	Goochland	Hylas	Approx. 37 40 xx 077 40 xx	PRIVATE	Unknown	Relocated from “Short Pump” (Henrico County)
Unknown - 5	Grayson	Unknown	Unknown	Matthews State Forest	Unknown	Relocated from “Morris Knob”
Upper Essex (404-U135)	Essex	Cauthornville	37 58 59 077 02 39	VDOF	Standing (2008)
Valley Ridge	Tazewell	Tip Top	37 13 49 081 28 28	Unknown	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Vicksville (404-U128)	Southampton	Vicksville	36 48 37 077 01 34	VDOF	Unknown
Volens (404-U059)	Halifax	Republican Grove	36 55 xx 079 00 xx	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Unknown
Walker Mountain	Bland / Wythe	Rural Retreat	36 57 56 081 21 06	Unknown	Unknown
Wallace Peak	Bath	Williamsville	38 09 09 079 31 54	USFS	Removed? (unconfirmed)
Wallacetown (404-U123)	City Of Chesapeake	Unknown	Unknown	VDOF	Unknown
Westmoreland (Lyells)	Westmoreland	Machodoc	See “Lyells”
White Oak Mountain (404-U073)	Pittsylvania	Mount Hermon	36 44 31 079 23 04	VDOF	Unknown
White Plains (404-U002)	Brunswick	White Plains	36 37 51 077 56 30	PRIVATE (formerly VDOF)	Removed
White Rock	Bath	Longdale Furnace	37 50 18 079 41 09	USFS	Removed
White Rock	Lee	Ewing	36 39 54 083 27 07	Unknown	Removed
Williamsburg	James City	Williamsburg	37 15 17 076 41 41	Operated by the Virginia Forest Service (1942)	Removed
Willis Mountain	Buckingham	Willis Mountain	37 28 31 078 27 49	Unknown	Removed
Wise Mountain	Wise	Wise	36 56 34 082 30 31	Unknown	Unknown
Woodstock	Shenandoah	Rileyville	38 52 13 078 26 57	Unknown	Standing (2008)

	Total Sites	Total Standing Active	Total Standing Inactive	Total No Longer Standing
Totals	174	Not Yet Determined	Not Yet Determined	Not Yet Determined

Notes: -VA tower research by Ron Stafford, Revision #2008-07-22 -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 USFS = U.S. Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) VADC (state) = Virginia Department of Conservation VDOF (state) = Virginia Department of Forestry