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Chancellorsville House Site

Chancellorsville House Site from directly overhead

Chancellorsville House Site is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Clark Mountain stands 327 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 114th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Home of the Chancellor family at the time of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. Destroyed by fire during the battle. partially rebuilt and then burned again decades later. Served as a central point and Union HQ for the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.30869, -77.63468
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • First Day of Chancellorsville Site: 1.7 mi
  • First Day of Chancellorsville Site: 2.3 mi
  • Red Rose Village Park: 3.9 mi
  • Motts Run Boat Landing: 5.1 mi
  • Holleybrooke Common Area: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 18
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 6
  • Iconic Art: 6.7 mi
  • Wine & Design: 9.0 mi
  • L O V E: 9.0 mi
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 23.8 mi
  • Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chancellorsville House Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainW 271°327 m19.9 mi
Jerdone MountainW 262°266 m23.6 mi
Cedar MountainW 280°248 m24.0 mi
Mount PonyWNW 298°229 m20.0 mi
Buzzard MountainW 276°175 m21.5 mi
Fleetwood HillNW 317°166 m20.5 mi
Coles HillNW 309°138 m17.1 mi
Hamiltons ThicketWSW 255°124 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1316:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787670584739
Precip in2.72.54.03.44.23.94.83.04.53.73.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/206381021

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