- Elevation, modelled
- 85 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Paris Mountain587 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3231, -77.7295
John Brown's Fort is a attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled 85 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Arsenal Square, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q6223427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Brown's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Mountain | SSW 208° | 587 m | 22.7 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NE 36° | 562 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 22° | 549 m | 18.7 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNE 23° | 538 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 32° | 536 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 32° | 536 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bob's Hill | NE 37° | 535 m | 23.9 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 36° | 526 m | 22.8 mi |
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Washington Heritage TrailNational
- 4.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jefferson Rock · 1 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 1 mi
- Split Rock · 1 mi
- Stone Fort · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Brown Monument: 0.0 mi
- Heyward Shepherd Monument: 0.0 mi
- Shenandoah River Bridge: 0.1 mi
- B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- Harper House: The Mansion on the Hill: 0.1 mi
- Lock 32: 0.6 mi
- Lock 34: 0.8 mi
- Potoma Wayside: 1.0 mi
- Lock 35: 1.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.6 mi
- Loudoun Heights: 1.2 mi
- Maryland Heights: 1.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- White Rock: 2.1 mi
- Arsenal Square: 0.0 mi
- John Brown Museum: 0.0 mi
- White Hall Tavern: 0.0 mi
- African American History: 0.1 mi
- Merriwether Lewis: 0.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 21.4 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- River Access: 14.9 mi
- River Access: 15.6 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Pua Falls: 19.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Harpers Ferry · 1 mi
- Brunswick · 5 mi
- Sharpsburg · 9 mi
- Shepherdstown · 9 mi
- Boonsboro · 13 mi
- Middletown · 13 mi
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