Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oatlands Mansion, a museum 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 15 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 15 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Negro Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Steptoe Hill: 4.4 mi
- Vesper Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.7 mi
- Goose Creek Pointe Park: 3.1 mi
- Edgar Tillett Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Trailhead Park at Belmont Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Everfield Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Reservoir Park: 3.7 mi
- Leesburg 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry: 4.4 mi
- Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Cooke's Mill: 5.5 mi
- Leesburg Quarry (Historical): 5.9 mi
- Historic Aldie Mill: 4.4 mi
- Mighty Midget Kitchen: 6.1 mi
- Dodona Manor: 6.2 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 6.2 mi
- Lightfoot Restaurant: 6.2 mi
- Sundial: 4.5 mi
- Welcome, the Iconic Hand: 5.8 mi
- Sun Flower: 5.8 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 5.9 mi
- Unbroken Circle #4: 5.9 mi
- Broadlands protected nature reserve: 4.6 mi
- Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area: 5.3 mi
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Morven Park: 7.8 mi
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 9.5 mi
- butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- butterfly garden: 5.4 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Designated Wildflower Zone: 9.2 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 10.0 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 1.4 mi
- Oatlands Museum: 1.5 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 6.1 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 7.8 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 7.9 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 6.2 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 7.3 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 10.6 mi
- Pony Barn: 14.5 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 15.1 mi
- White Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Harris Springs: 15.3 mi
- Potts Springs: 15.3 mi
- Cooper Springs: 16.4 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 16.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 5.0 mi
- Pua Falls: 16.6 mi
- Great Falls: 18.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 21.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.0 mi
- River Access: 16.5 mi
- River Access: 16.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 19.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 19.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 16.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 16.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Mountain | W 271° | 587 m | 17.7 mi |
| Neersville | NNW 327° | 467 m | 17.2 mi |
| Raven Rocks | WNW 301° | 443 m | 14.9 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NNW 341° | 441 m | 17.6 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | WSW 239° | 441 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SW 219° | 417 m | 20.9 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SSW 209° | 413 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | SW 219° | 404 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 7 mi away.
- Wingstem82 obs
- common pawpaw61 obs
- Fowler's Toad58 obs
- Large Milkweed Bug55 obs
- Zabulon Skipper52 obs
- common milkweed51 obs
- Carolina horsenettle49 obs
- coralberry48 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/142909529
Day trips start here
- Loudoun County · 5 mi
- Ashburn · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 6 mi
- Middleburg · 9 mi
- Sterling · 9 mi
- Herndon · 12 mi
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