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Fort Loudoun

Fort Loudoun from directly overhead

Fort Loudoun is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Center Grounds, a park 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 16 miles off.

The story

Fort Loudoun (or Fort Loudon, after the modern spelling of the town) was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel John Armstrong, and served as a post on the Forbes Road during the Forbes expedition that successfully drove the French away from Fort Duquesne. The fort remained occupied through Pontiac's War and served as a base for Colonel Henry Bouquet's 1764 campaign. In the 1765 Black Boys Rebellion, Fort Loudoun was assaulted by angry settlers, when their guns were confiscated after they destroyed supplies intended for Native Americans. The garrison retreated to Fort Bedford and the fort was abandoned.

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Dates from 1756.

Wikidata Q5471552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Access
Permitted

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.89652, -77.88663

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Community Center Grounds: 1.6 mi
  • Buchanan's Birthplace State Park: 4.0 mi
  • John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Mercersburg Lions Club: 5.2 mi
  • Sports Fields: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Springs: 17
  • Richmond Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Reese Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Oak Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.7 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.7 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Fort Loudoun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNW 324°740 m4.5 mi
Clarks KnobNE 35°709 m12.9 mi
Bald KnobWNW 300°702 m15.8 mi
Fisher PointWNW 301°701 m15.0 mi
Emmaville MountainW 270°690 m17.9 mi
King KnobNW 309°638 m15.4 mi
Sidneys KnobN 356°634 m11.6 mi
Cross MountainSSW 206°627 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4420:0420:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:3016:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526271757366544434
Precip in3.22.63.64.04.14.13.83.84.13.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1411380617

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