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Purcell Knob

Purcell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Purcell Knob rises to 368 m in Virginia. Paris stands 590 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Neersville, a peak 1.8 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

Purcell Knob is a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia. The 1,207 feet (368 m) peak is just northeast of the main ridge at Keyes Gap and southeast of the village of Neersville. Purcell Knob is notable for exposure of the sericitic phyllite base of the Paleozoic Loudoun Formation in its antiformal syncline.

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Wikidata Q7260911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
368 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.25816, -77.74972

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Nell Boone Park: 2.7 mi
  • Moulton Park: 2.9 mi
  • Hillsboro Community Center: 4.4 mi
  • Bolivar Community Park: 4.6 mi
  • Harpers Ferry Children's Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • John Brown Fort Foundation: 3.5 mi
  • Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches: 4.4 mi
  • Virginius Island Cotton/Flour Mill Ruins: 4.4 mi
  • Pulp Mill Ruins: 4.4 mi
  • Shenandoah River Bridge: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 53
Museums: 42
Artworks: 37
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 8.2 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dargan Bend: 7.4 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 14.4 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 22.2 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
  • River Access: 10.5 mi
  • River Access: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 13.3 mi
  • Pua Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Purcell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ParisSW 216°590 m23.3 mi
Paris MountainSSW 211°587 m18.3 mi
Black RockNNE 20°549 m23.2 mi
Annapolis RockNNE 21°538 m22.3 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 27°536 m14.7 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 26°536 m14.7 mi
Pine KnobNNE 23°518 m21.3 mi
RoundtopWNW 302°512 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493462 — Purcell Knob, Loudoun County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582041

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