Parsons Bell Tower
Parsons Bell Tower is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Black Rock stands 963 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Parsons Bell Tower
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Hampshire Park: 3.4 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 3.5 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 4.3 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 5.2 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Slate Lick Knob: 5.7 mi
- Stony Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Little Cacapon Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Davis History House: 0.4 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Literary Hall: 0.5 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 16.0 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 17.8 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 13.3 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 14.4 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 18.0 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 14.9 mi
- Steam Pump: 16.0 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 20.7 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 20.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.3 mi
- Dog Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.7 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 22.3 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 22.3 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 22.6 mi
- Roadside Spring: 22.9 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 0.6 mi
- River Beach: 7.0 mi
- Beach 3: 23.4 mi
- Beach 1: 23.6 mi
- Beach 2: 24.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 1.5 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 22.1 mi
- eroded outcropping: 22.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 24.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 24.2 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 18.5 mi
- Mountain Falls: 23.7 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.7 mi
- Mountain View: 24.3 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Art: 23.4 mi
- Frankville: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Parsons Bell Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | W 270° | 963 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 279° | 950 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNW 337° | 883 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 176° | 874 m | 17.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | S 176° | 874 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | S 190° | 839 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wolf Rock | NNW 332° | 832 m | 17.2 mi |
| Fairview | NW 317° | 823 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/561133529
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