Peak · Virginia
Bowers Hill
Bowers Hill rises to 262 m in Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, a museum 0.4 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.18028, -78.17962
- 13.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 23.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 31.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 20 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 22 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 23 mi
- Gooney Manor Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Hill: 3.2 mi
- Apple Pie Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Babbs Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Ridings Hill: 7.4 mi
- Grave Hill: 8.4 mi
Parks
- Winchester Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Whittier Park: 0.8 mi
- Taylor Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Park Place: 1.1 mi
- Timbrook Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Timbrook Park: 1.1 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 1.4 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 2.9 mi
- Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial: 7.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 0.4 mi
- George Washington's Office Museum: 0.7 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: 0.7 mi
- Old Court House Civil War Museum: 0.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 18
- Farnham Colossi: 17.0 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 19.5 mi
- Cider Stage: 19.8 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 19.9 mi
- Peacocks: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Young George Washington: 0.7 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 0.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 0.8 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 0.8 mi
- Expanding Tradition Apple Statue: 0.9 mi
Springs: 12
- Town Spring: 0.5 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 9.2 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Red Bud Run: 4.5 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 16.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 18.4 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Beach 2: 11.3 mi
- Beach 3: 11.9 mi
- Beach 1: 11.9 mi
- River Access: 16.3 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Mountain Falls: 12.4 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 14.9 mi
- Pua Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lovers Leap: 12.9 mi
- Dog Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Three High Heads: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 17.2 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 5.5 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Bowers Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | W 259° | 864 m | 13.9 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | WSW 248° | 803 m | 17.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WSW 253° | 791 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WSW 254° | 738 m | 16.3 mi |
| Meneka Peak | SSW 208° | 730 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSE 152° | 674 m | 17.6 mi |
| Short Mtn | WSW 250° | 660 m | 16.4 mi |
| Signal Knob | SSW 208° | 642 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2118255 — Bowers Hill, Winchester (city) County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356605778
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 22 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 26 mi
- Shepherdstown · 26 mi
- Hedgesville · 28 mi
- Middleburg · 28 mi
- Loudoun County · 30 mi
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