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Newtown Hitory Center

Newtown Hitory Center from directly overhead

Newtown Hitory Center is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Newtown Commons, a park 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Stone House Foundation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.08290, -78.21829

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newtown Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Sherando Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kernstown Battlefield Park: 4.4 mi
  • Rose Hill Park: 4.8 mi
  • Rolling Hills Green Space: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • Sherando Arrow: 1.5 mi
  • Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Stephens Fort: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Skyline Caverns: 12.7 mi
  • Cider Stage: 21.0 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 21.1 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 21.1 mi
  • Peacocks: 21.1 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Warrior Statue: 1.5 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 6.4 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 6.5 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 6.6 mi
  • Young George Washington: 7.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Vaucluse Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Town Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Roadside Spring: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mountain Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Pua Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Miller Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Herb Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 21.1 mi
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 2: 16.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 16.6 mi
  • Beach 1: 16.7 mi
  • River Access: 18.3 mi
  • River Access: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 14.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Newtown Hitory Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleWNW 290°864 m12.3 mi
Johnnies KnobW 270°803 m14.5 mi
Eagle RockW 280°791 m13.0 mi
Carson MountainS 172°780 m17.7 mi
Dickey HillS 178°740 m15.8 mi
Spring MountainW 280°738 m13.9 mi
Meneka PeakSW 214°730 m11.1 mi
High KnobSSE 157°728 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4820:0320:43
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/762367860

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