Port Republic Battle Monument
Port Republic Battle Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 329 m. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Park in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49545105, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 329 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 5 mi
- Doyles River Lookout · 5 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 6 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewis Peak: 2.3 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Longs Hill: 2.8 mi
- Austin Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Rockytop: 3.0 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Town Park: 3.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 4.6 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 6.3 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 7.1 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 10.8 mi
- James Madison: 11.0 mi
- James Madison statue: 11.0 mi
- World War Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 13.1 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 4.6 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 9.2 mi
- Turner Ashby Monument: 9.9 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Spirit Rock: 10.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 4.7 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 11.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 11.5 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 11.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 10.3 mi
- ISAT Patio: 10.5 mi
- Heishman Garden: 13.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 18.8 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 6.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 13.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 14.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 6.5 mi
- Rockingham springs: 7.5 mi
- Elkton Spring: 11.4 mi
- Seawright Springs: 12.2 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 12.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 8.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 14.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 4.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 10.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 10.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 24.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 5.3 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 19.0 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 23.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 24.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 24.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 10.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 10.8 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 20.2 mi
- Canada: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Port Republic Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | ENE 78° | 1,091 m | 12.0 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SE 125° | 1,033 m | 6.4 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | S 171° | 1,025 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,010 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 93° | 1,006 m | 8.8 mi |
| Loft Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,002 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lairds Knob | N 11° | 1,000 m | 10.3 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | NNE 13° | 975 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356564744
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
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