Heyward Shepherd Monument
Heyward Shepherd Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is John Brown Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 4.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jefferson Rock · 1 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 1 mi
- Split Rock · 1 mi
- Stone Fort · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Brown Monument: 0.0 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- Shenandoah River Bridge: 0.1 mi
- B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Lockhouse 33: 0.2 mi
- Harpers Ferry Children's Park: 0.7 mi
- Bolivar Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Nell Boone Park: 2.3 mi
- Antietam Dargan Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.6 mi
- Loudoun Heights: 1.2 mi
- Maryland Heights: 1.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- White Rock: 2.1 mi
- John Brown's Fort: 0.0 mi
- Harper House: The Mansion on the Hill: 0.1 mi
- Lock 32: 0.6 mi
- Lock 34: 0.8 mi
- Potoma Wayside: 1.0 mi
- John Brown Museum: 0.0 mi
- White Hall Tavern: 0.0 mi
- Merriwether Lewis: 0.0 mi
- African American History: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Museum: 0.0 mi
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary: 1.3 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 6.3 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 9.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 10.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 15.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 16.2 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 17.0 mi
- Velo Love: 17.2 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 17.2 mi
- Cooper Springs: 7.5 mi
- Potts Springs: 9.1 mi
- Harris Springs: 9.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.7 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 12.5 mi
- Four Square Garden: 13.2 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 16.6 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
- Dargan Bend: 2.9 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 14.2 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 21.4 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Pua Falls: 19.9 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- River Access: 14.9 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 15.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heyward Shepherd Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Mountain | SSW 208° | 587 m | 22.7 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NE 36° | 562 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 22° | 549 m | 18.7 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNE 23° | 538 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 33° | 536 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bob's Hill | NE 37° | 535 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 25° | 518 m | 16.7 mi |
| Roundtop | WNW 289° | 512 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13953972249
Day trips start here
- Harpers Ferry · 0 mi
- Brunswick · 6 mi
- Sharpsburg · 9 mi
- Shepherdstown · 9 mi
- Boonsboro · 13 mi
- Middletown · 13 mi
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