Rumsey Monument
Rumsey Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. Hearthstone Mountain stands 616 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is James Rumsey Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Park in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31496237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 119 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 4 mi
- Stone Fort · 8 mi
- Jefferson Rock · 8 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- James Rumsey Park: 0.0 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Bane Harris Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Morgan's Grove Park: 1.5 mi
- Swan Pond Manor Historic District: 4.9 mi
- BG Isaac Rodman Killed Here: 3.3 mi
- BG Branch Killed Here: 3.3 mi
- Hawkins Zouaves Monument - 9th NY: 3.3 mi
- 30th Ohio: 3.3 mi
- 16th CT: 3.3 mi
- Ferry Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hauser Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 4.2 mi
- Hawks Hill: 5.3 mi
- Red Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 0.3 mi
- Little House: 0.3 mi
- Lock 39: 1.2 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 3.0 mi
- Lock 40: 3.8 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 2.1 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 4.1 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 5.4 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 6.4 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 5.5 mi
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary: 7.6 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 9.2 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
- Cooper Springs: 14.7 mi
- Potts Springs: 16.2 mi
- Harris Springs: 16.3 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 16.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 16.4 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 17.1 mi
- Spire: 20.5 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 20.7 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 20.8 mi
- Dargan Bend: 5.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Four Square Garden: 6.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 20.6 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 23.4 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 21.4 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 22.2 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
- River Access: 20.7 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 16.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Rumsey Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthstone Mountain | NNW 334° | 616 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | W 275° | 580 m | 21.2 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 59° | 562 m | 19.3 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 48° | 549 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pinkerton Knob | WNW 293° | 549 m | 19.1 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 51° | 538 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | E 83° | 536 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bob's Hill | ENE 57° | 535 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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/356521055
Day trips start here
- Shepherdstown · 0 mi
- Sharpsburg · 3 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 8 mi
- Boonsboro · 9 mi
- Martinsburg · 9 mi
- Brunswick · 12 mi
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