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Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters

Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters from directly overhead

Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Largest Apple, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

historic house in Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q7619358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.18944, -78.16590

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Taylor Pavilion: 0.3 mi
  • Elk Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Winchester Historic District: 0.3 mi
  • Timbrook Park: 0.4 mi
  • Frederick Douglass Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
  • Timbrook Park: 0.4 mi
  • Judge John Handley Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • POW-MIA Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 3.7 mi
  • Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Farnham Colossi: 16.6 mi
  • Cider Stage: 19.3 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 19.4 mi
  • Peacocks: 19.4 mi
  • Pig Pen: 19.4 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 16
  • World's Largest Apple: 0.2 mi
  • Expanding Tradition Apple Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Confederate Soldier Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Admiral Richard Byrd: 0.4 mi
  • Daniel Morgan: 0.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Town Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Herb Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 2: 11.4 mi
  • Beach 3: 11.9 mi
  • Beach 1: 12.0 mi
  • River Access: 15.7 mi
  • River Access: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mountain Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Pua Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleWSW 258°864 m14.7 mi
Johnnies KnobWSW 247°803 m18.8 mi
Eagle RockWSW 252°791 m16.5 mi
Spring MountainWSW 253°738 m17.2 mi
Meneka PeakSSW 209°730 m18.9 mi
Blue MountainSSE 155°674 m17.8 mi
Short MtnWSW 249°660 m17.3 mi
Signal KnobSSW 209°642 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4720:0320:43
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:2916:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543546372767467554537
Precip in2.82.23.53.54.24.14.13.24.23.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/469802374

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