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Town of Boyce

Town of Boyce from directly overhead

Town of Boyce is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Carson Mountain stands 780 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saratoga, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q961321, matched on coordinates and name (89 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.09307, -78.06023

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm and Virginia State Arboretum: 2.2 mi
  • White Post Village Park: 3.2 mi
  • White Post Historic District: 3.5 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 3.5 mi
  • John T Shipe JR Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
  • Saratoga: 0.0 mi
  • White Post: 3.2 mi
  • Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Sherando Arrow: 7.2 mi
  • POW-MIA Memorial: 7.7 mi
Museums: 28
Attractions: 26
  • Cider Stage: 12.6 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 12.6 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 12.6 mi
  • Peacocks: 12.6 mi
  • Pig Pen: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Warrior Statue: 7.2 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 7.3 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 7.5 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 8.3 mi
  • Daniel Morgan: 8.3 mi
Springs: 10
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Town Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Pua Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Miller Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • River Access: 9.9 mi
  • River Access: 10.6 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.1 mi
  • Beach 3: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Town of Boyce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carson MountainSSW 198°780 m19.2 mi
Dickey HillSSW 205°740 m18.2 mi
Meneka PeakSW 236°730 m17.8 mi
High KnobS 191°728 m14.5 mi
Blue MountainSSE 168°674 m9.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainS 177°644 m15.8 mi
Signal KnobWSW 238°642 m17.2 mi
Three Top MountainWSW 238°629 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2916:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441526270757366544435
Precip in2.52.23.43.23.94.03.83.74.43.12.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 7 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12685125268

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