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Lookouts we can't place yet in Virginia

19 lookouts in Virginia are named by our sources, but none says where they stood, so they are not on the map. Know where one stood? Use its Suggest a location button: it opens a short form on GitHub with the lookout filled in.

1 more in Virginia are on the map at approximate locations: no source gives their position either, but the USGS gazetteer has exactly one summit, ridge or similar high point of the same name in their county, so they are shown there with a dashed marker and an Unverified badge.

  1. Back Creek Mountain

    Bath County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  2. Big Stony

    Giles County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  3. Burke Lake

    Fairfax County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  4. Caldwell

    Scott County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  5. Capron

    Southampton County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    Several lookouts of this name are already on the map in Virginia; this listing may be one of them.

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  6. Crest High Point

    Unknown (JNF) County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    We could not find the county “Unknown (JNF)” in Virginia, so we cannot look it up.

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  7. Dickey Mountain

    Smyth County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  8. East Leake (Gum Springs)

    Goochland County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    Several lookouts of this name are already on the map in Virginia; this listing may be one of them.

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  9. Hunter

    Lee County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  10. McKenney

    Dinwiddie County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: McKenney. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See McKenney on the map.

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  11. North Mountain

    Shenandoah County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  12. Olinger

    Lee County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Olinger. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Olinger on the map.

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  13. Pine Ridge

    Unknown (JNF) County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    We could not find the county “Unknown (JNF)” in Virginia, so we cannot look it up.

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  14. Raleigh Springs (Rawley Springs)

    Rockingham County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Rawley Springs. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Rawley Springs on the map.

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  15. Raven Rock

    Unknown County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    We could not find the county “Unknown” in Virginia, so we cannot look it up.

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  16. Rich Hole

    Alleghany County, Virginia

    Listed by FFLA

    The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.

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  17. Shacklefords

    King and Queen County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Shacklefords. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Shacklefords on the map.

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  18. Suffolk

    Suffolk County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    We could not find the county “Suffolk” in Virginia, so we cannot look it up.

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  19. White Rock (Mill Mountain)

    Bath County, Virginia

    Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com)

    Several lookouts of this name are already on the map in Virginia; this listing may be one of them.

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