John Brown Monument
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John Brown Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heyward Shepherd Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Commemorated here is the original location of the "John Brown Fort", the Federal Armory's fire engine house, where abolitionist John Brown and his raiders were captured by U.S. Marines on October 18, 1859.
The story
Park in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49507999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- John Brown's Fort
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
- Heyward Shepherd Monument: 0.0 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- B&O - Harpers Ferry Bollman Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Shenandoah River 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
- White Hall Tavern: 0.0 mi
- John Brown Museum: 0.0 mi
- Merriwether Lewis: 0.0 mi
- African American History: 0.0 mi
- Arsenal Square: 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: 19.2 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 John Brown 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 32° | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356535602
Day trips start here
- Harpers Ferry · 0 mi
- Brunswick · 5 mi
- Sharpsburg · 9 mi
- Shepherdstown · 9 mi
- Boonsboro · 13 mi
- Middletown · 13 mi
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