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Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage

Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage from directly overhead

Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. High Point stands 789 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is George Washington's Bathtub, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Heritage Trail runs past it.

About

The story

castellated house near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Dates from 1885.

Wikidata Q7412755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1885
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.62734, -78.23002

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Berkeley Springs State Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pool/Snack Stand: 0.1 mi
  • Berkeley Springs Bike and Skate Park: 0.3 mi
  • Biser Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Berkeley Community Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 13
Springs: 9
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 0.0 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.1 mi
  • Natural Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 15.1 mi
Museums: 7
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 0.1 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 9.6 mi
  • CCC museum: 12.1 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 12.1 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 12.1 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 12.4 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 12.4 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 6.7 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 6.8 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 1: 22.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.6 mi
  • Beach 3: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Morgan Arts Council: 0.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSW 206°789 m14.1 mi
Emmaville MountainN 1°690 m18.5 mi
Spring Gap MountainSW 229°679 m17.8 mi
Cacapon 2SW 214°673 m7.7 mi
Cross MountainENE 61°627 m14.5 mi
The LockingsNNW 345°618 m14.1 mi
Hearthstone MountainENE 67°616 m14.9 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainS 171°580 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4620:0420:45
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3116:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/649738167

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