Cow Train
Cow Train is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. High Knob stands 728 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pig Races, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great Country Farms
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 15.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Vista · 15 mi
- Jefferson Rock · 16 mi
- Split Rock · 17 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pig Races: 0.0 mi
- Pig Pen: 0.0 mi
- Peacocks: 0.0 mi
- Jumping Pillow #1: 0.1 mi
- Animal Barn Area: 0.1 mi
- Bears Den Park: 1.8 mi
- Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield: 3.8 mi
- Round Hill Center Park: 3.9 mi
- Round Hill Town Park: 4.0 mi
- Sleeter Lake: 4.2 mi
- Round Top: 2.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 3.2 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 4.2 mi
- Toy Hill: 5.0 mi
- Taylors Hill: 5.1 mi
- 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad: 7.7 mi
- Shannondale Lodge: 8.0 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 11.0 mi
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry: 11.2 mi
- Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 1.2 mi
- Josephine School Community Museum: 8.9 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 10.0 mi
- Oatlands Museum: 11.6 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 11.7 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 13.9 mi
- Unbroken Circle #4: 14.0 mi
- Sun Flower: 14.0 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 14.0 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 14.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 2.2 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 8.1 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 0.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 6.8 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 9.2 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 4.5 mi
- Harris Springs: 7.4 mi
- Potts Springs: 7.4 mi
- Cooper Springs: 9.1 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 12.0 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 19.1 mi
- Dargan Bend: 19.1 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 20.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.2 mi
- River Access: 3.9 mi
- River Access: 4.0 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pua Falls: 4.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 17.7 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 25.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Cow Train. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SW 227° | 728 m | 21.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 228° | 674 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SW 216° | 644 m | 19.8 mi |
| Paris | SW 231° | 590 m | 12.2 mi |
| Paris Mountain | SW 232° | 587 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | SSW 201° | 476 m | 19.1 mi |
| Neersville | NNE 16° | 467 m | 10.3 mi |
| Naked Mountain | SW 215° | 448 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13283736149
Day trips start here
- Loudoun County · 10 mi
- Middleburg · 10 mi
- Leesburg · 14 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 17 mi
- Ashburn · 18 mi
- Brunswick · 18 mi
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