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Old Jail Museum

Old Jail Museum from directly overhead

Old Jail Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 193 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 644 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eva Walker Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

About

The story

prison in Warrenton, United States of America

Wikidata Q14713014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
193 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.71362, -77.79601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eva Walker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Academy Hill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Warrenton Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
  • WFA Athey Sports Complex: 1.4 mi
  • Rady Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 38
Historic sites: 37
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 7.6 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 8.5 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 8.6 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 8.6 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Shelter #11: 17.3 mi
  • Shelter #1: 17.4 mi
  • Shelter #2: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 11
Museums: 10
Springs: 8
  • Peace Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 7.7 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Carol: 15.9 mi
  • LOVE: 20.8 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 20.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 22.1 mi
  • Wildcat: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lands Run Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Miller Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 23.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 17.5 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Old Jail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainNW 308°644 m16.9 mi
Big Cobbler MountainNW 316°476 m12.1 mi
Naked MountainNW 325°448 m17.4 mi
Little Cobbler MountainNW 323°441 m13.3 mi
Buck MountainNW 310°438 m16.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 337°417 m5.9 mi
Hickerson MountainW 276°416 m16.5 mi
Signal MountainNNE 23°413 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/584470825

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