- Elevation, modelled
- 95 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- Neersville467 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0914, -77.4398
River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 95 m. Neersville stands 467 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bles Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neersville | WNW 300° | 467 m | 20.4 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NW 319° | 444 m | 22.7 mi |
| Raven Rocks | W 279° | 443 m | 21.4 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 311° | 441 m | 18.9 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 224° | 413 m | 20.3 mi |
| High Point Mountain | SW 222° | 397 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 12° | 387 m | 12.1 mi |
| White Rock | SW 225° | 387 m | 20.2 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 8.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 6 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 6 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bles Park: 1.5 mi
- Bazil Newman Riverfront Park: 2.0 mi
- Confluence Park: 2.2 mi
- One Loudoun Central Park: 2.8 mi
- Heron Overlook Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Comet Gazebo: 1.9 mi
- Red Nessie: 1.9 mi
- The Space Between Us: 1.9 mi
- Water Wall: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Lock 25: 1.9 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 4.9 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 5.5 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 6.2 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
- Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 3.3 mi
- Icehouse: 4.0 mi
- Carriage House: 4.1 mi
- Well House: 4.1 mi
- Cooke's Mill: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Poolesville Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- butterfly garden: 4.6 mi
- butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 5.7 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Smiths Switch Station: 4.5 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 8.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 10.4 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Peaks
- Nokes Hill: 5.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.0 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Waterford Peak: 9.7 mi
- Negro Mountain: 9.9 mi
Museums
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 5.5 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 7.0 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 7.9 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 7.9 mi
- Mooseum: 8.2 mi
Springs: 15
- Kanawha Spring: 13.3 mi
- White Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
- Potts Springs: 19.8 mi
- Harris Springs: 19.8 mi
- Cooper Springs: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 13.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.2 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 21.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 22.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 9.0 mi
- Great Falls: 11.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.6 mi
- Pua Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.8 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Ashburn · 4 mi
- Sterling · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 7 mi
- Herndon · 9 mi
- Great Falls · 10 mi
- Germantown · 11 mi
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