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McDowell 2003: Directions to the Site

From the North: Take Interstate 81 south to exit 225 (Woodrow Wilson Blvd.).  Follow signs to "Monterey" until the intersection with VA Route 250. Turn right onto 250 West.  Follow Route 250 (west) approximately 31 miles to the Village of McDowell.

From Richmond, Roanoke, or points south and west:  Take I-81 north to Exit 225, and follow the above directions.


Get door to door directions from Mapquest.com

Here's a close-up map of the area right around McDowell to orient folks who have never been there before!

Weather:
The weather at McDowell can be changeable: warm days, cool nights and low humidity in good weather; ferocious, brief thunderstorms with high winds and often heavy rain in bad. Click the link below for the McDowell weather forecast for today.

Click for McDowell, Virginia Forecast

Historical Maps:

Click here to buy a reproduction of the 1847 map from the Highland Historical Society.

Click here to buy a map set of the Battle of McDowell from the Highland Historical Society


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Website artwork based on Bradley Schmehl's painting, "Reconnaissance at McDowell, with the kind permission of the artist.