Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site
Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 873 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Edward Johnson (1862), a historic site 0.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 20.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Signal Corps Knob: 1.5 mi
- The Peak: 2.3 mi
- Tims Knob: 3.6 mi
- Brushy Ridge: 3.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 3.7 mi
- Deerfield Park: 8.2 mi
- Highland Park: 12.6 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 15.7 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 17.4 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Hiner Spring: 5.5 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 5.9 mi
- Phillips Spring: 6.7 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 9.3 mi
- Highland County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 12.8 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 20.0 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 20.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 0.2 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 2.2 mi
- Cannon: 19.4 mi
- Statler Brothers: 20.2 mi
- Augusta County: 20.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 9.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 12.8 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 14.9 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 15.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 1.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Locust Springs: 23.6 mi
- Staunton: 20.2 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.3 mi
- Watering Can: 20.5 mi
- Flower Pots: 20.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 10.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 14.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 21.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 12.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 14.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.4 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.2 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.3 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.7 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSE 159° | 1,358 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hogback | SSE 162° | 1,355 m | 10.9 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NE 36° | 1,338 m | 13.0 mi |
| Barren Rock | NW 319° | 1,335 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | WNW 282° | 1,334 m | 11.4 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 45° | 1,325 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 50° | 1,320 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NE 41° | 1,305 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6168936980
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