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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

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Coordinates39.05998, -78.10182

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
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: 17
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
Attractions: 15
  • Skyline Caverns: 12.7 mi
  • Cider Stage: 15.0 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 15.0 mi
  • Peacocks: 15.1 mi
  • Pig Pen: 15.1 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
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
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 5
  • River Access: 12.8 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.5 mi
  • Beach 3: 21.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 21.1 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 18.8 miles of White Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Compton PeakSSW887 m17.1 mi
Carson MountainSSW780 m16.3 mi
Dickey HillSSW740 m15.3 mi
Meneka PeakWSW730 m14.7 mi
High KnobS728 m12.0 mi
Blue MountainSSE674 m8.3 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSE644 m13.9 mi
Signal KnobWSW642 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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