Fort Loudoun
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
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 17.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 23 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Parnell Knob: 1.9 mi
- Jordans Knob: 2.4 mi
- Cape Horn: 3.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 15.7 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 19.3 mi
- Discovery Station: 19.5 mi
- Jonathan Hager House and Museum: 19.6 mi
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: 19.7 mi
- 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
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 15.5 mi
- Oregon Camp: 17.5 mi
- Jacobs Church: 18.6 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 18.9 mi
- Fort Frederick: 20.7 mi
- 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
- State Game Lands Number 53: 9.1 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 13.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 15.2 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 17.6 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 12.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 17.7 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 18.6 mi
- 42 West: 19.0 mi
- The Lockings: 13.0 mi
- The Little Point: 15.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 24.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.7 mi
- 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
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 9.4 mi
- Beach Front: 23.1 mi
- Tartown: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NW 324° | 740 m | 4.5 mi |
| Clarks Knob | NE 35° | 709 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 300° | 702 m | 15.8 mi |
| Fisher Point | WNW 301° | 701 m | 15.0 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | W 270° | 690 m | 17.9 mi |
| King Knob | NW 309° | 638 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sidneys Knob | N 356° | 634 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSW 206° | 627 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/1411380617
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 5 mi
- Chambersburg · 12 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
- Hancock · 21 mi
- Washington County · 21 mi
- Hedgesville · 24 mi
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