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White Post

White Post from directly overhead

White Post is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Compton Peak stands 887 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is White Post Village Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49580023, matched on coordinates and name (108 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.05998, -78.10182

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • White Post Village Park: 0.0 mi
  • White Post Historic District: 0.3 mi
  • University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm and Virginia State Arboretum: 1.8 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 4.2 mi
  • John T Shipe JR Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 26
  • Saratoga: 3.2 mi
  • Town of Boyce: 3.2 mi
  • Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Sherando Arrow: 5.0 mi
  • 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 7.4 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 17
  • Skyline Caverns: 12.7 mi
  • Cider Stage: 15.0 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 15.0 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 15.1 mi
  • Peacocks: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Warrior Statue: 5.0 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 7.9 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 8.1 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 8.6 mi
  • Young George Washington: 9.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Town Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Pua Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Miller Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Greasy Falls: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • River Access: 12.8 mi
  • River Access: 13.5 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.5 mi
  • Beach 3: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of White Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Compton PeakSSW 193°887 m17.1 mi
Carson MountainSSW 193°780 m16.3 mi
Dickey HillSSW 201°740 m15.3 mi
Meneka PeakWSW 239°730 m14.7 mi
High KnobS 183°728 m12.0 mi
Blue MountainSSE 150°674 m8.3 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSE 167°644 m13.9 mi
Signal KnobWSW 241°642 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2916:1216:54

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11756727625

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