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Fort Johnston

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Fort Johnston from directly overhead

Fort Johnston is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rust Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.12914, -77.58436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Foxridge Park: 1.0 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ida Lee Park: 1.1 mi
  • Foxridge Park: 1.2 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Civil War Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Loudoun County Court House: 1.4 mi
  • World War II and Korea Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • County of Loudoun: 1.6 mi
  • George C. Marshall: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Velo Love: 1.7 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 1.7 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 1.7 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 48
  • Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 1.0 mi
  • Winmill Carriage Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Loudoun Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Oatlands Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Oatlands Mansion: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 7.0 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 7.5 mi
  • butterfly garden: 7.5 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Smiths Switch Station: 9.7 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 9.9 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 11.2 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 16.7 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 17.7 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
  • River Access: 15.4 mi
  • River Access: 16.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Fort Johnston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainWSW 250°587 m19.6 mi
Lambs KnollN 354°536 m22.2 mi
Lambs KnollN 354°536 m22.2 mi
High KnobNNE 12°472 m23.5 mi
NeersvilleNW 307°467 m12.5 mi
Maryland HeightsNNW 334°444 m16.3 mi
Raven RocksW 273°443 m13.4 mi
Short Hill MountainNW 326°441 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4520:0020:41
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2716:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6517942833

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