# Fall color and a low sun from the Shenandoah Valley to the Carolinas: twelve buildings to photograph, October 21 to 27, 2026 > Twelve buildings in the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia Blue Ridge, the North Carolina mountains and the South Carolina Upstate where the sunrise or sunset lines up with a wall from October 21 to 27, as the leaves turn south and down the mountains. This is the Markdown form of https://hengedays.com/articles/buildings-to-photograph-october-21-27-2026, with the same words as the page. For October 21 to 27, 2026. This week the color moves south and down the mountains. The ridge of Shenandoah National Park is at peak, the Virginia Blue Ridge and the valleys on both sides of it are turning, the Parkway in North Carolina holds its color through the weekend, and the Carolina foothills and the South Carolina Upstate are early. Northern New England is past peak, and the coast is still green. Each building below has a wall that faces the rising or setting sun on some of these days. On those mornings or evenings the light falls square on the wall, with the trees around it lit from the same side. Each entry gives the wall, the days, the best time and where to stand, and a button opens the wall in Henge Days with its row in the Henge days list selected. ### How the list was made Henge Days computed every named building within a few hundred meters of 64 town centers, campuses and estates in the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia Blue Ridge, the North Carolina mountains and the South Carolina Upstate, from OpenStreetMap outlines. It kept walls where the sun lines up with the wall within 6 degrees of the horizon on at least one day from Wednesday, October 21, to Tuesday, October 27. It then traced the sun's path from each wall and dropped the walls where a neighboring building stands higher than the sun. Most walls in town centers fail that test, which is why so many of these buildings face a lawn, a parade ground or a churchyard. Hills and trees are not part of that check, and the times assume a level horizon. In these mountains that matters more than it did in New England. Where a ridge rises toward the sun, the light reaches the wall later in the morning or leaves it earlier in the evening. The entries say where that applies. A henge day puts the sun on the horizon; a golden day puts it up to 6 degrees higher, which clears most low ridges. ### How to read each entry Each entry shows the building as Henge Days shows it. The map marks the building's outline from OpenStreetMap, gives every wall its compass bearing, and highlights the wall that lines up with the sun. Below it are the wall's row from the building's Henge days list, with a Save button that keeps the best day in your planner, and a year of head-on days for every wall. ### Twelve buildings #### 1 State Theatre Culpeper, Virginia Wall east-southeast, facing 107° Sun The rising sun lines up with this wall on Oct 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 7:42 AM, 1.3° above the horizon. Leaves Early to mid color in the Piedmont. A forecast updated October 15 puts most of Virginia at peak between October 22 and November 3, with the Blue Ridge ahead of the lowlands ([More Than Just Parks](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/virginia)). Where to stand The wall that lines up is the back of the theatre, away from the Main Street marquee, which faces west-northwest and gets no head-on sun. Stand behind the building, east-southeast of that wall, with the sun behind you. The light is golden every morning this week, and on Tuesday the sun lines up with the wall at the horizon, at 7:42 AM. Nothing in the outlines stands in the way. A 1938 Art Deco movie house on Main Street, built for the Pitts theater chain to a design by Nicholas Roney. It closed in the 1990s, went to a foundation in 2006 and reopened in May 2013 after a restoration that kept the marquee. It is the only Art Deco building left in Culpeper. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 107°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Tue, Oct 27 to Fri, Oct 30, 2026**4 mornings · best Fri, Oct 30 **7:37 AM** Henge sunrise, sun on the horizon ESE 107° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/38.47159,-77.99628?q=State+Theatre%2C+Culpeper%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F1248936104&facade=11&d=2026-10-27) #### 2 Fishburne Military School Waynesboro, Virginia Wall east-southeast, facing 106° Sun The rising sun lines up with this wall on Oct 25 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 7:40 AM, 0.5° above the horizon. Leaves The Blue Ridge above Waynesboro is at peak. A tracker updated October 15 forecasts the peak in Shenandoah National Park around October 20, with the lower slopes about a week behind ([More Than Just Parks](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/virginia/shenandoah-national-park)). The valley floor turns later. Where to stand The wall is the east front of the barracks, away from West 11th Street. Stand on the grounds east-southeast of it, with the sun behind you. The light is golden Wednesday to Sunday, 1.4 to 3.5 degrees up. From Sunday to Tuesday the sun lines up with the wall at the horizon, where a building across the street may take the first minutes; its outline has no height, so the check assumed one. Virginia's oldest private military school, founded by James A. Fishburne in 1879. The brick barracks, castellated Gothic in the manner of VMI, was designed in 1916 by the Staunton architect T. J. Collins and replaced a wooden barracks razed in 1917. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 106°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28, 2026**4 mornings · best Wed, Oct 28 **7:38 AM** Henge sunrise, sun on the horizon ESE 106° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/38.06754,-78.89227?q=Fishburne+Military+School%2C+225+South+Wayne+Avenue%2C+Waynesboro%2C+VA&b=osm%2Frelation%2F14734800&facade=4&d=2026-10-25) #### 3 White Star Mills Staunton, Virginia Wall east-southeast, facing 104° Sun The rising sun lines up with this wall on Oct 21 to 22. Best: Thursday, October 22 at 7:34 AM, 0.3° above the horizon. Leaves Early to mid color in the valley. The Virginia State Parks report of October 15 describes the western region moving toward peak, with dogwoods and maples leading ([Virginia State Parks](https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/foliage-report)). Where to stand East-southeast of the mill, on the Mill Street side, with the sun behind you. Wednesday and Thursday only, with the sun on the horizon at about 7:34 AM. The hills east of Staunton can hold the first light for a few minutes, so a clear sky matters. A brick flour mill of about 1892 at the east end of Staunton's Wharf district, beside the railroad. It was once the largest flour mill in the Shenandoah Valley, stopped milling in 1966 and holds a restaurant. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 104°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Tue, Oct 20 to Thu, Oct 22, 2026**3 mornings · best Thu, Oct 22 **7:34 AM** Henge sunrise, sun on the horizon ESE 104° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/38.14771,-79.07115?q=White+Star+Mills%2C+Staunton%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F169787185&facade=2&d=2026-10-20) #### 4 Virginia Military Institute Barracks Lexington, Virginia Wall west-southwest, facing 253° Sun The low evening sun lines up with this wall on Oct 21 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:13 PM, 1.7° above the horizon. Leaves Mid color in the valley, with the Blue Ridge to the east ahead of it. The Roanoke region's tourism office, updated October 12, calls the valleys pre-peak and expects the strongest color from October 24 to November 7 ([Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge](https://www.visitroanokeva.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains/fall-color/)). Where to stand On the Parade Ground, west-southwest of the Barracks, looking back at the arches with the sun behind you. The light is golden every evening this week, from about 5 degrees on Wednesday down to under 2 on Tuesday. Moody Hall, beyond the Parade Ground, could take the last minutes on Tuesday; the check estimated its height. The castellated Gothic Barracks designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, begun on July 4, 1851. Union troops burned it in 1864. It was rebuilt from 1866 to 1869, extended in the 1890s and again in 1916 to Bertram Goodhue's plan, and is a National Historic Landmark. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 253°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 30, 2026**12 evenings · best Fri, Oct 30 **6:17 PM** Golden sunset, sun 0° up WSW 253° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/37.79111,-79.43595?q=Virginia+Military+Institute+Barracks%2C+Lexington%2C+VA&b=osm%2Frelation%2F3349563&facade=52&d=2026-10-19) #### 5 George C Marshall Research Foundation Library Lexington, Virginia Wall west-southwest, facing 254° Sun The setting sun lines up with this wall on Oct 25 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:22 PM, 0.2° above the horizon. Leaves Mid color in the valley, with the Blue Ridge to the east ahead of it. The Roanoke region's tourism office, updated October 12, calls the valleys pre-peak and expects the strongest color from October 24 to November 7 ([Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge](https://www.visitroanokeva.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains/fall-color/)). Where to stand On the lawn west-southwest of the library, on the side away from the Parade Ground, with the sun behind you. Sunday to Tuesday the sun lines up with the wall at the horizon, at about 6:22 PM, and golden light reaches it every evening from Wednesday. House Mountain and the ridges west of Lexington can take the last minutes on the horizon days. The George C. Marshall Foundation's library and museum at the west end of the VMI post, dedicated on May 23, 1964, with President Lyndon B. Johnson speaking. It holds Marshall's papers and a museum on his life. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 254°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Sun, Oct 25 to Tue, Oct 27, 2026**3 evenings · best Tue, Oct 27 **6:22 PM** Henge sunset, sun on the horizon WSW 254° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/37.79026,-79.44027?q=George+C.+Marshall+Research+Library%2C+Lexington%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F249237868&facade=15&d=2026-10-25) #### 6 Memorial Chapel Sweet Briar, Virginia Wall east-southeast, facing 109° Sun The low morning sun lines up with this wall on Oct 22 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 7:55 AM, 3.1° above the horizon. Leaves Mid color at the foot of the Blue Ridge, with the ridge ahead of the campus. A forecast updated October 15 puts most of Virginia at peak between October 22 and November 3 ([More Than Just Parks](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/virginia)). Where to stand The wall is the chapel's east end, toward Dairy Road, not the front on the quadrangle. Stand on the grass between the chapel and the road, east-southeast of the wall, with the sun behind you. Thursday to Tuesday, 3 to 6 degrees up. The Blue Ridge stands to the west here, and the ground falls away to the east, so the whole run works. The chapel of Sweet Briar College, built in 1966 on the spot Ralph Adams Cram set for it in his plan for the campus, at the head of the main quadrangle. Cram's firm designed the college's first buildings from 1901, and the campus is a National Register historic district. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 109°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Thu, Oct 22 to Tue, Nov 3, 2026**13 mornings · best Tue, Nov 3 **6:44 AM** Golden sunrise, sun 0° up ESE 109° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/37.55558,-79.07966?q=37.55558%2C-79.07966&b=osm%2Fway%2F552329352&facade=7&d=2026-10-22) #### 7 Smyth Hall Blacksburg, Virginia Wall west-southwest, facing 250° Sun The low evening sun lines up with this wall on Oct 25 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 PM, 4.7° above the horizon. Leaves Near peak. Blacksburg sits at about 2,000 feet, and the Roanoke region's tourism office expects the strongest color in the valleys from October 24 to November 7 ([Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge](https://www.visitroanokeva.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains/fall-color/)). Where to stand The wall is the west face of the hall's south wing, on the court between the wings. Stand in that court, west-southwest of the wing, with the sun behind you. Sunday to Tuesday, 5 to 6 degrees up, which clears the low ridges west of Blacksburg. The first section of Virginia Tech's Natural Science Building went up in 1939 and a second in 1950. It was renamed in 1949 for Ellison A. Smyth Jr., who founded the biology department and was the first dean of the faculty. Three bird gargoyles on the roof are its downspouts. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 250°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Sun, Oct 25 to Fri, Nov 6, 2026**13 evenings · best Fri, Nov 6 **5:16 PM** Golden sunset, sun 0° up WSW 250° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/37.22508,-80.42314?q=Smyth+Hall%2C+Virginia+Tech%2C+Blacksburg%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F55760105&facade=13&d=2026-10-25) #### 8 Hotel Floyd Floyd, Virginia Wall west-southwest, facing 252° Sun The low evening sun lines up with this wall on Oct 21 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:15 PM, 2.1° above the horizon. Leaves At or near peak on the plateau. The Blue Ridge Parkway, six miles from town, runs higher than the valleys and turns first; the Roanoke region's office expects the strongest color across the region from October 24 to November 7 ([Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge](https://www.visitroanokeva.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains/fall-color/)). Where to stand West-southwest of the hotel, on the walkway, with the sun behind you. Golden light every evening this week, from 5 degrees on Wednesday down to 2 on Tuesday. Floyd is on the Blue Ridge plateau at about 2,500 feet, with open sky to the west. A 40-room hotel opened in 2007 in the center of Floyd, a block from the Floyd Country Store and its Friday Night Jamboree. It was built with green technology, and each room is furnished on a theme from the town or the county. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 252°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Tue, Oct 20 to Sat, Oct 31, 2026**12 evenings · best Sat, Oct 31 **6:21 PM** Golden sunset, sun 0° up WSW 252° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/36.91026,-80.31856?q=Hotel+Floyd%2C+Floyd%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F313193900&facade=0&d=2026-10-20) #### 9 Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Boone, North Carolina Wall west-southwest, facing 252° Sun The low evening sun lines up with this wall on Oct 21 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:22 PM, 2.0° above the horizon. Leaves Past peak on the highest ground, with the best color moving down. The Asheville report for the week of October 12 expects color along the Parkway to last into October 24 and 25 before it moves into the foothills ([Explore Asheville](https://www.exploreasheville.com/things-to-do/things-to-do-by-season/fall/fall-forecast-and-weekly-fall-color-report)). Boone's own report puts the town's usual peak at October 11 to 14, with the lower valleys later ([WataugaOnline](https://wataugaonline.com/fall-color-report/)). Where to stand On the lawn west-southwest of the hall's long west wall, with the sun behind you. Wednesday to Saturday, with the sun 3.5 to 5 degrees up. Frank Hall, across the way, rises about 3 degrees in the check (its height is estimated), so from Sunday the alignment comes behind it. Boone sits at 3,300 feet, and the ridges west of town are close. Appalachian State's concert hall, with 1,660 seats. It was built as Farthing Auditorium and reopened in July 2013 after a renovation paid for by a $7 million gift from Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. It is the home of An Appalachian Summer Festival. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 252°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Tue, Oct 20 to Sat, Oct 31, 2026**12 evenings · best Sat, Oct 31 **6:29 PM** Golden sunset, sun 0° up WSW 252° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/36.21532,-81.68408?q=Schaefer+Center+for+the+Performing+Arts%2C+Boone%2C+NC&b=osm%2Fway%2F207905429&facade=0&d=2026-10-20) #### 10 St. Mary's Catholic Church Sylva, North Carolina Wall east-southeast, facing 107° Sun The low morning sun lines up with this wall on Oct 21 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 8:05 AM, 2.5° above the horizon. Leaves The mountains around Sylva are at peak. The Nantahala Outdoor Center's forecast for the week of October 18 puts prime color at 2,500 to 4,500 feet across western North Carolina ([NOC](https://noc.com/news/western-north-carolina-fall-foliage-forecast-map/)). The town, at 2,000 feet, follows. Where to stand On the Bartlett Street sidewalk, east-southeast of the church, with the sun behind you. Golden light every morning this week, from about 6 degrees on Wednesday to 2.5 on Tuesday. Sylva sits in a valley at 2,000 feet, with the Plott Balsams to the north-west and lower hills to the east, so the earlier days, with the higher sun, are the safer bet. St. Mary, Mother of God, the Catholic parish of Jackson County, on Bartlett Street in the center of Sylva. The parish began in the 1950s, serving the town and Western Carolina College in Cullowhee. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 107°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Wed, Oct 21 to Sun, Nov 1, 2026**12 mornings · best Sun, Nov 1 **6:56 AM** Golden sunrise, sun 0° up ESE 107° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/35.37708,-83.22684?q=St.+Mary%27s+Catholic+Church%2C+Sylva%2C+NC&b=osm%2Fway%2F569704501&facade=5&d=2026-10-21) #### 11 Main Building (Old Main) Spartanburg, South Carolina Wall west-southwest, facing 252° Sun The low evening sun lines up with this wall on Oct 22 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:21 PM, 2.7° above the horizon. Leaves Early color. The forecast updated October 13 puts peak in Spartanburg County between November 4 and 10 ([More Than Just Parks](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/south-carolina)). Where to stand The wall is the west end of Old Main. Stand on the lawn west-southwest of it, with the sun behind you. Thursday to Tuesday, 2.7 to 5.5 degrees up. A medical office beyond the campus edge rises about 1 degree in the check, under the sun all week. Wofford's first building, designed by the Charleston architect Edward C. Jones in the Italianate style. Work began in 1852, and the college opened in it on August 1, 1854. Twin towers frame the portico, and the bell in the west tower has rung for class changes since the building was completed. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 252°, toward the sunset on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Thu, Oct 22 to Sun, Nov 1, 2026**11 evenings · best Sun, Nov 1 **5:30 PM** Golden sunset, sun 0° up WSW 252° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/34.95901,-81.93510?q=Old+Main%2C+Wofford+College%2C+Spartanburg%2C+SC&b=osm%2Fway%2F494265424&facade=19&d=2026-10-22) #### 12 Christ Church Greenville, South Carolina Wall east-southeast, facing 109° Sun The low morning sun lines up with this wall on Oct 23 to 27. Best: Tuesday, October 27 at 8:08 AM, 3.8° above the horizon. Leaves Early color in the city. Peak in Greenville County is forecast for November 2 and 3 ([More Than Just Parks](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/south-carolina)). At Table Rock, 30 miles north, the ranger's October 14 report had deep reds led by sourwoods ([South Carolina State Parks](https://southcarolinaparks.com/see-and-do/fall-foliage)). Where to stand In the churchyard east-southeast of the church, with the sun behind you. Friday to Tuesday, from 6 degrees down to about 4. Nothing in the outlines stands between the wall and the sunrise. Greenville's oldest church building, Gothic Revival on a cruciform plan, designed by the Rev. John DeWitt McCullough. Building began in May 1852, and the church was consecrated on September 29, 1854. The churchyard, with the graves of Governor Benjamin F. Perry and several mayors, is on the National Register with the church. *The building page in Henge Days. The highlighted walls face 109°, toward the sunrise on the days in the row below; every wall carries its bearing.* - **Fri, Oct 23 to Wed, Nov 4, 2026**13 mornings · best Wed, Nov 4 **6:53 AM** Golden sunrise, sun 0° up ESE 109° wall Its row in the Henge days list, with the time of the head-on moment on the best day. Save keeps that day in your planner, which can send it to your calendar app. Saving asks you to sign in with an email link; there is no password. *The year for every wall of the building. Each row is a wall; the colored runs are its henge, golden and low-sun days.* [Open this wall in Henge Days](https://hengedays.com/at/34.85080,-82.39440?q=Christ+Church%2C+Greenville%2C+SC&b=osm%2Fway%2F42336396&facade=9&d=2026-10-23) ### More walls this week These walls also have a clear path to the sun on some days this week. Some are less known, some have shorter windows, and a few are on campuses. Each name opens the wall in Henge Days. #### Shenandoah Valley BuildingWallLightDaysBest [Joint Judicial Center](https://hengedays.com/at/39.18385,-78.16299?q=Joint+Judicial+Center%2C+Winchester%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F474060987&facade=7&d=2026-10-24)Winchester, VirginiaESE 106°SunriseOct 24 to 27Oct 27, 7:37 AM[Piccadilly's Public House and Restaurant](https://hengedays.com/at/39.18548,-78.16223?q=Piccadilly%27s+Public+House%2C+Winchester%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F479624633&facade=2&d=2026-10-19)Winchester, VirginiaESE 108°Low morning sunOct 21 to 27Oct 27, 7:46 AM[Sonner Admissions Hall](https://hengedays.com/at/38.43231,-78.87430?q=38.43231%2C-78.8743&b=osm%2Fway%2F478534485&facade=1&d=2026-10-21)Harrisonburg, VirginiaESE 105°SunriseOct 21 to 24Oct 24, 7:34 AM[JMU Convocation Center](https://hengedays.com/at/38.43188,-78.86888?q=JMU+Convocation+Center%2C+Harrisonburg%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F264105730&facade=0&d=2026-10-23)Harrisonburg, VirginiaWSW 250°Low evening sunOct 23 to 27Oct 27, 5:57 PM[Mallory Hall](https://hengedays.com/at/37.78934,-79.43775?q=37.78934%2C-79.43775&b=osm%2Fway%2F248875787&facade=0&d=2026-10-24)Lexington, VirginiaWSW 251°Low evening sunOct 24 to 27Oct 27, 5:58 PM #### Northern Piedmont BuildingWallLightDaysBest [Middleburg Community Charter School](https://hengedays.com/at/38.97117,-77.73514?q=Middleburg+Community+Charter+School%2C+Middleburg%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F296122291&facade=0&d=2026-10-27)Middleburg, VirginiaWSW 252°SunsetOct 27Oct 27, 6:05 PM[St. Stephens Episcopal Church](https://hengedays.com/at/38.47328,-77.99395?q=St.+Stephen%27s+Episcopal+Church%2C+Culpeper%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F1255052875&facade=6&d=2026-10-24)Culpeper, VirginiaESE 106°SunriseOct 24 to 27Oct 27, 7:34 AM[Dinsmore Row at The Corner](https://hengedays.com/at/38.03549,-78.49942?q=Dinsmore+Row%2C+The+Corner%2C+Charlottesville%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F396640876&facade=2&d=2026-10-27)Charlottesville, VirginiaESE 107°SunriseOct 27Oct 27, 7:42 AM[Albemarle County Courthouse](https://hengedays.com/at/38.03178,-78.47759?q=Albemarle+County+Courthouse%2C+Charlottesville%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F389457162&facade=17&d=2026-10-27)Charlottesville, Virginia · Only Tuesday, with the sun 6 degrees upESE 111°Low morning sunOct 27Oct 27, 8:10 AM #### Blue Ridge BuildingWallLightDaysBest [Lorimer House, Hollins University](https://hengedays.com/at/37.35872,-79.94402?q=Lorimer+House%2C+Hollins+University%2C+Roanoke%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F601963257&facade=1&d=2026-10-25)Roanoke, VirginiaESE 106°SunriseOct 25 to 27Oct 27, 7:43 AM[Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library](https://hengedays.com/at/37.33417,-79.52192?q=Bedford+Museum%2C+Bedford%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F463671566&facade=1&d=2026-10-23)Bedford, VirginiaESE 109°Low morning sunOct 23 to 27Oct 27, 7:59 AM[Wallace Hall](https://hengedays.com/at/37.22295,-80.42425?q=Wallace+Hall%2C+Virginia+Tech%2C+Blacksburg%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F60193837&facade=0&d=2026-10-25)Blacksburg, VirginiaWSW 250°Low evening sunOct 25 to 27Oct 27, 6:00 PM[Tobias Smyth House](https://hengedays.com/at/36.77175,-81.83206?q=Tobias+Smyth+House%2C+Emory%2C+VA&b=osm%2Fway%2F723043922&facade=0&d=2026-10-21)Emory, VirginiaWSW 256°SunsetOct 21 to 23Oct 23, 6:36 PM #### North Carolina mountains BuildingWallLightDaysBest [Rankin Science West](https://hengedays.com/at/36.21406,-81.68164?q=Rankin+Science+West%2C+Boone%2C+NC&b=osm%2Fway%2F190535412&facade=0&d=2026-10-27)Boone, North CarolinaWSW 253°SunsetOct 27Oct 27, 6:26 PM[Waynesville First United Methodist Church](https://hengedays.com/at/35.48904,-82.99109?q=First+United+Methodist+Church%2C+Waynesville%2C+NC&b=osm%2Fway%2F1128293123&facade=22&d=2026-10-27)Waynesville, North Carolina · Only Wednesday, with the sun 4 degrees upESE 108°SunriseOct 27Oct 27, 7:56 AM[Turner Hall](https://hengedays.com/at/35.82472,-82.55106?q=Turner+Hall%2C+Mars+Hill+University%2C+NC&b=osm%2Fway%2F961036640&facade=16&d=2026-10-21)Mars Hill, North CarolinaESE 108°Low morning sunOct 21 to 27Oct 27, 8:02 AM #### South Carolina Upstate BuildingWallLightDaysBest [Bauknight House, the Jewel of Walhalla](https://hengedays.com/at/34.76355,-83.06007?q=Bauknight+House%2C+Walhalla%2C+SC&b=osm%2Fway%2F1050924566&facade=1&d=2026-10-25)Walhalla, South CarolinaESE 109°Low morning sunOct 25 to 27Oct 27, 8:17 AM[Lowry Hall](https://hengedays.com/at/34.67520,-82.83796?q=Lowry+Hall%2C+Clemson+University%2C+Clemson%2C+SC&b=osm%2Fway%2F26799941&facade=1&d=2026-10-24)Clemson, South CarolinaESE 109°Low morning sunOct 24 to 27Oct 27, 8:11 AM[Burwell Building](https://hengedays.com/at/34.95750,-81.93649?q=Burwell+Building%2C+Wofford+College%2C+Spartanburg%2C+SC&b=osm%2Fway%2F494265431&facade=7&d=2026-10-25)Spartanburg, South CarolinaWSW 251°Low evening sunOct 25 to 27Oct 27, 6:10 PM[Parish House](https://hengedays.com/at/34.84995,-82.39488?q=Christ+Church+Parish+House%2C+Greenville%2C+SC&b=osm%2Frelation%2F12280767&facade=0&d=2026-10-26)Greenville, South CarolinaESE 110°Low morning sunOct 26 to 27Oct 27, 8:15 AM ### Plan a trip of your own - Search for a building, or tap one on the map, and pick the wall you want lit. - The Henge days list shows the next days the sun lines up with that wall, at the horizon or in golden light, with the time. - The Today tab shows the sun's path for one day and when it is square to each wall. Check the cloud forecast there before you go. - Save a day to your [planner](https://hengedays.com/planner) to get a reminder and a calendar entry, or use [Along a street](https://hengedays.com/route) to find every wall that lines up along one road. ### Sources - [More Than Just Parks foliage forecast: Virginia, updated October 15, 2026](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/virginia) - [More Than Just Parks foliage forecast: Shenandoah National Park](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/virginia/shenandoah-national-park) - [Virginia State Parks fall foliage report, October 15, 2026](https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/foliage-report) - [Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge: fall color, updated October 12, 2026](https://www.visitroanokeva.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains/fall-color/) - [Explore Asheville fall color report, week of October 12, 2026](https://www.exploreasheville.com/things-to-do/things-to-do-by-season/fall/fall-forecast-and-weekly-fall-color-report) - [WataugaOnline fall color report](https://wataugaonline.com/fall-color-report/) - [NOC: western North Carolina fall foliage forecast](https://noc.com/news/western-north-carolina-fall-foliage-forecast-map/) - [More Than Just Parks foliage forecast: South Carolina, updated October 13, 2026](https://morethanjustparks.com/foliage-tracker/south-carolina) - [South Carolina State Parks fall foliage reports](https://southcarolinaparks.com/see-and-do/fall-foliage) - [Building outlines: OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) ### The newsletter Henge Days also has a newsletter. It covers what each release of the site adds and how to use it, and the buildings the #HengeDays community photographs in head-on light. [Read it on Substack](https://hengedays.substack.com/). The address goes to Substack, which sends the email and asks you to confirm. Henge Days does not keep it. --- Every date and time on Henge Days is computed from a building outline in OpenStreetMap and the position of the sun. Nobody has checked it on the ground. Hills, trees and other buildings can block a low sun. Treat each date as a plan to confirm before you travel. See https://hengedays.com/terms.md. Henge Days is free to use; sign in only to save days to a planner. Contact: hello@hengedays.com.