Fort Johnston
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
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
- 1.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 10 mi
- Shock Rock · 13 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Morven Park: 1.0 mi
- Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run: 6.7 mi
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Waterford Peak: 3.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Vesper Hill: 7.5 mi
- Steptoe Hill: 8.0 mi
- Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation: 1.0 mi
- Mighty Midget Kitchen: 1.6 mi
- Dodona Manor: 1.7 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 1.7 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 3.3 mi
- 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
- Leesburg Quarry (Historical): 1.8 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 1.5 mi
- Velo Love: 1.7 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 1.7 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 1.8 mi
- Sun Flower: 1.8 mi
- Foxridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 1.0 mi
- Ida Lee Park: 1.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
- Georgetown Park: 1.5 mi
- 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
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 7.0 mi
- butterfly Garden: 7.5 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 13.1 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 13.2 mi
- 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
- Kanawha Spring: 10.2 mi
- Potts Springs: 11.6 mi
- Harris Springs: 11.7 mi
- Cooper Springs: 12.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 10.7 mi
- Pua Falls: 17.6 mi
- Great Falls: 20.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 23.3 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- River Access: 15.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 21.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.7 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 22.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Fort Johnston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Mountain | WSW 250° | 587 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | N 354° | 536 m | 22.2 mi |
| High Knob | NNE 12° | 472 m | 23.5 mi |
| Neersville | NW 307° | 467 m | 12.5 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NNW 334° | 444 m | 16.3 mi |
| Raven Rocks | W 273° | 443 m | 13.4 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 326° | 441 m | 11.7 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SSW 200° | 413 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6517942833
Day trips start here
- Leesburg · 1 mi
- Loudoun County · 4 mi
- Ashburn · 8 mi
- Sterling · 12 mi
- Brunswick · 13 mi
- Middleburg · 14 mi
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