Acorn Hill
Acorn Hill rises to 325 m in Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach 1, a beach 1.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 11.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 29.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 20 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 21 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Devils Nose · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 4.3 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 4.8 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 6.6 mi
- North Mountain Paintball: 9.6 mi
- Chine Spring Knob: 1.9 mi
- Old Knob: 3.1 mi
- Bear Garden Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Point of Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Leith Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 4.0 mi
- Timbrook Park: 12.8 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 13.0 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 13.5 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 14.4 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 6.5 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 12.1 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 12.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 12.4 mi
- Old Court House Civil War Museum: 12.7 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 11.3 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 11.6 mi
- Welcome Pineapple: 12.1 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 12.1 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 12.3 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 14.2 mi
- Red Bud Run: 15.1 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 22.1 mi
- Natural Spring: 11.1 mi
- Neglar Spring: 11.7 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 11.9 mi
- Town Spring: 12.2 mi
- Roadside Spring: 17.8 mi
- Beach 1: 1.2 mi
- Beach 2: 1.4 mi
- Beach 3: 1.4 mi
- River Beach: 20.0 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.6 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 7.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 10.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 10.1 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.4 mi
- Dog Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Three High Heads: 21.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 23.2 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 5.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 12.2 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 13.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Acorn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SSW 207° | 864 m | 14.1 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SSW 209° | 803 m | 19.3 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 207° | 791 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Point | N 349° | 789 m | 8.3 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 210° | 738 m | 16.7 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NW 316° | 679 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | N 1° | 673 m | 14.5 mi |
| Short Mtn | SSW 207° | 660 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583269
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 21 mi
- Hedgesville · 23 mi
- Hancock · 27 mi
- Shepherdstown · 28 mi
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