Historic site · West Virginia

Parsons Bell Tower

Parsons Bell Tower from directly overhead

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. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Parsons Bell Tower

Getting there

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Coordinates39.34263, -78.76515

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

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

Peaks

Museums16

Davis History House: 0.4 mi
Davis History House: 0.4 mi
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
Literary Hall: 0.5 mi

Nature reserves13

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

Historic sites12

Parsons Bell Tower: 0.0 mi
Confederate Memorial: 0.0 mi
Masonry Overfall: 14.9 mi
Steam Pump: 16.0 mi
Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 20.7 mi

Cliffs6

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

Springs6

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

Beaches5

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

Attractions5

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

Waterfalls2

Hooks Mill Falls: 18.5 mi
Mountain Falls: 23.7 mi

Picnic sites2

Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.7 mi
Mountain View: 24.3 mi

Gardens1

Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi

Artworks1

Art: 23.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Frankville: 23.8 mi

On the horizon

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

Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/561133529

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