Stephens Fort
Stephens Fort is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 203 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Funkhouser Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 203 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 23.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 28.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 17 mi
- Gooney Manor Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Funkhouser Knob: 2.6 mi
- Ridings Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hupp Hill: 5.6 mi
- Beans Hill: 6.5 mi
- Pinnacle: 7.4 mi
- North Mountain Neighborhood Park: 5.2 mi
- Hupp's Hill Civil War Park: 5.6 mi
- Newtown Commons: 6.0 mi
- Strasburg Historic District: 6.4 mi
- Strasburg Town Park: 7.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- South Carolina Monument: 4.7 mi
- 8th Vermont Monument: 4.8 mi
- 128th New York Monument: 4.9 mi
- Sherando Arrow: 7.1 mi
- Hupp's Hill Museum: 5.5 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 5.8 mi
- Strasburg Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 10.8 mi
- Abram's Delight: 10.9 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 3.6 mi
- Roadside Spring: 8.1 mi
- Town Spring: 11.0 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 16.4 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 16.8 mi
- Warrior Statue: 7.2 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 10.1 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 10.5 mi
- The Peacemakers: 10.7 mi
- Bird In Flight: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 18.8 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 20.6 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 13.0 mi
- Red Bud Run: 14.5 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 17.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 20.7 mi
- Dog Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Three High Heads: 10.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.9 mi
- Markley Rocks: 22.2 mi
- Beach 2: 15.8 mi
- Beach 3: 15.8 mi
- Beach 1: 16.1 mi
- River Access: 24.0 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 17.0 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 20.7 mi
- Old grape garden: 21.5 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 13.7 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 23.8 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 14.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 16.0 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Stephens Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,006 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sugar Knob | WSW 245° | 976 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | WSW 242° | 951 m | 16.8 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | WSW 249° | 910 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 308° | 864 m | 7.4 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | WSW 252° | 854 m | 17.3 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | W 271° | 803 m | 8.7 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WNW 290° | 791 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/158652377
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