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Heyward Shepherd Monument

Heyward Shepherd Monument from directly overhead

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. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.32332, -77.73007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Attractions
Parks
Peaks: 58
Museums: 42
Artworks: 28
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 9
  • 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
Springs: 8
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Dargan Bend: 2.9 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 14.2 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • River Access: 14.9 mi
  • River Access: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainSSW 208°587 m22.7 mi
Salamander RockNE 36°562 m21.7 mi
Black RockNNE 22°549 m18.7 mi
Annapolis RockNNE 23°538 m17.7 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 33°536 m10.2 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 32°536 m10.2 mi
Bob's HillNE 37°535 m23.9 mi
Black RockNE 36°526 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13953972249

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