Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock rises to 791 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q31574148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 791 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 24.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 25.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 22 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 23 mi
- Gooney Manor Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Short Mtn: 1.1 mi
- Pinnacle: 2.3 mi
- Johnnies Knob: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 5.4 mi
- North Mountain Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Hupp's Hill Civil War Park: 9.9 mi
- Strasburg Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Stephens Fort: 7.5 mi
- South Carolina Monument: 10.7 mi
- 128th New York Monument: 10.8 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 11.0 mi
- 8th Vermont Monument: 11.0 mi
- Hupp's Hill Museum: 9.8 mi
- Strasburg Museum: 10.4 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 12.7 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 13.0 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 15.7 mi
- Warrior Statue: 14.5 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 15.0 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 15.4 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 15.4 mi
- Young George Washington: 16.2 mi
- Roadside Spring: 1.4 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 10.7 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 10.9 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 11.2 mi
- Big Spring: 12.3 mi
- Dog Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Three High Heads: 5.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.5 mi
- Markley Rocks: 19.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.9 mi
- Mountain Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 24.5 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 24.6 mi
- Beach 3: 15.0 mi
- Beach 1: 15.2 mi
- Beach 2: 15.3 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.0 mi
- River Beach: 23.7 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 17.1 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 19.3 mi
- Red Bud Run: 20.0 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 23.7 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 16.5 mi
- Old grape garden: 18.1 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 19.8 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.2 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 23.5 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 15.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 20.3 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Eagle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | SW 225° | 1,006 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sugar Knob | SW 221° | 976 m | 12.6 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SW 217° | 951 m | 13.0 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | SW 217° | 910 m | 9.4 mi |
| Big Schloss | SW 223° | 894 m | 16.4 mi |
| Short Mountain | W 265° | 874 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 265° | 874 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | NNE 33° | 864 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524827
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