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Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Civil War Museum, a museum in West VirginiaJarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0
Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0
Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0
Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0
Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0
Civil War Museum, a museum in West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0

Civil War Museum is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is African American History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

military museum in Harpers Ferry, United States

Wikidata Q99767394, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.32317, -77.73068

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Peaks: 57
Museums: 41
Artworks: 28
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 9
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 12.5 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
Springs: 8
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Dargan Bend: 2.9 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 14.3 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • River Access: 14.8 mi
  • River Access: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainSSW 208°587 m22.7 mi
Salamander RockNE 36°562 m21.8 mi
Black RockNNE 22°549 m18.7 mi
Annapolis RockNNE 23°538 m17.7 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 33°536 m10.3 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 33°536 m10.3 mi
Bob's HillNE 37°535 m23.9 mi
Black RockNE 36°526 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/136439814

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