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Lancaster Circle

Lancaster Circle from directly overhead

Lancaster Circle is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Paris stands 590 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lance-Slusher Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29525, -77.86042

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lance-Slusher Park: 0.2 mi
  • West End Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jefferson Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Willingham Knolls Park: 2.4 mi
  • Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions: 57
  • Lock 36: 6.4 mi
  • Lock 35: 6.5 mi
  • Lock 34: 7.0 mi
  • Harper House: The Mansion on the Hill: 7.2 mi
  • John Brown's Fort: 7.3 mi
Museums: 44
Artworks: 24
Nature reserves: 18
Springs: 12
Gardens: 7
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 13.1 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
  • River Access: 10.9 mi
  • River Access: 11.4 mi
  • Beach 2: 24.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 14.1 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 21.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dargan Bend: 8.0 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Lancaster Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ParisSSW 199°590 m22.8 mi
Paris MountainS 191°587 m18.5 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainWNW 302°580 m21.1 mi
Shockeys KnobWNW 289°567 m20.8 mi
Pinkerton KnobNW 320°549 m22.2 mi
Lambs KnollNE 50°536 m16.4 mi
Lambs KnollNE 50°536 m16.4 mi
High RockWNW 294°529 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4620:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546371767467554536
Precip in2.62.13.43.44.03.93.83.04.03.02.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, 10 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly14 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk6 obs
  • House Sparrow6 obs
  • American pokeweed6 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug6 obs
  • red deadnettle6 obs
  • Tiger Bee Fly6 obs
  • White-tailed Deer5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/463321791

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