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Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing

Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing from directly overhead

Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Front Royal Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 0.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.91342, -78.20909

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Front Royal Park: 0.0 mi
  • Eastham Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ed Stump Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Skyline Soccerplex: 0.5 mi
  • Bowman Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 22
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 17
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 0.9 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 11.2 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 17.6 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 17.8 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 17.8 mi
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 8
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 3.1 mi
  • Pavilian: 20.9 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 23.1 mi
  • River Access: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSSW 199°1,056 m11.0 mi
North MarshallS 178°1,024 m9.5 mi
SugarloafSSW 201°985 m11.9 mi
South MarshallS 183°979 m9.8 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSW 195°940 m11.0 mi
The PeakS 169°889 m10.8 mi
Compton PeakSSE 164°887 m6.8 mi
Carson MountainSSE 160°780 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/825640211

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