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Captain John Kearney

Captain John Kearney from directly overhead

Captain John Kearney is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. High Point stands 789 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ambrose Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory of Captain John Kearney American Revolutionary Soldier 1745 - 1805 and his family

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45196, -77.98141

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ambrose Park: 0.1 mi
  • Roush Field: 0.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.8 mi
  • Leeland Park: 0.8 mi
  • Charlotte Prather Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 41
Attractions: 34
  • Little House: 9.6 mi
  • Lock 38 Path: 9.7 mi
  • Lock 39: 10.6 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 11.0 mi
  • Lock 40: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Artworks: 16
Springs: 10
  • Neglar Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 17.9 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 18.2 mi
  • Natural Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Cooper Springs: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 16.1 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 19.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 20.8 mi
  • Beach 3: 21.1 mi
  • River Access: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Captain John Kearney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointW 268°789 m19.5 mi
Cacapon 2WNW 288°673 m18.5 mi
Cross MountainN 358°627 m19.1 mi
Hearthstone MountainN 1°616 m18.0 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainW 272°580 m11.4 mi
Shockeys KnobWSW 252°567 m13.9 mi
Pinkerton KnobNW 308°549 m10.0 mi
Lambs KnollE 91°536 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4620:0320:43
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:2916:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5405169040

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