Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Black Rock stands 963 m to the west, 19 miles off. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
building in West Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q7675218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hampshire County Convention and Visitors Bureau
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.0 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Hampshire Park: 3.5 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 3.6 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 3.9 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 5.3 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Slate Lick Knob: 5.9 mi
- Stony Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Cacapon Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.0 mi
- Literary Hall: 0.1 mi
- Davis History House: 0.1 mi
- Davis History House: 0.1 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 15.9 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 13.7 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 14.7 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 18.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 0.4 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 0.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 14.9 mi
- Steam Pump: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.7 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 22.1 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 22.2 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 22.4 mi
- Roadside Spring: 22.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 1.0 mi
- River Beach: 6.8 mi
- Beach 3: 23.0 mi
- Beach 1: 23.1 mi
- Beach 2: 23.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 1.4 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 22.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 23.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 23.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.4 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 18.0 mi
- Mountain Falls: 23.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.7 mi
- Mountain View: 24.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Art: 23.6 mi
- Frankville: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | W 271° | 963 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 279° | 950 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNW 336° | 883 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 177° | 874 m | 16.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | S 177° | 874 m | 16.9 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | SSW 192° | 839 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wolf Rock | NNW 331° | 832 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fairview | NW 316° | 823 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/560436064
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