John Brown's Fort
John Brown's Fort is an attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 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.
The story
building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q6223427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 4.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
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
- Harpers Ferry Children's Park: 0.7 mi
- Bolivar Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nell Boone Park: 2.3 mi
- Antietam Dargan Community Park: 3.7 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
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 15.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 16.2 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 16.9 mi
- Velo Love: 17.2 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 17.2 mi
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary: 1.3 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 6.3 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 9.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 10.2 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 12.5 mi
- Four Square Garden: 13.2 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 16.6 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
- Cooper Springs: 7.5 mi
- Potts Springs: 9.1 mi
- Harris Springs: 9.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.7 mi
- Dargan Bend: 2.9 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 14.2 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 25.0 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
- Sevenfoot Rock: 15.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 19.8 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/136439783
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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