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Stephensons Hill

Stephensons Hill, a peak in Virginia
Stephensons Hill, a peak in VirginiaFamartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stephensons Hill rises to 228 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 728 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Fauquier Community Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85937, -77.86028

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 60
Historic sites: 54
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 17
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.5 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 19.7 mi
  • Shelter #11: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Carol: 13.1 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 18.4 mi
  • Sundial: 21.5 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 23.2 mi
  • Welcome, the Iconic Hand: 23.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • UnNamed Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Peace Spring: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Pua Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Miller Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.7 mi
  • Greasy Falls: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • River Access: 18.8 mi
  • River Access: 19.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Stephensons Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobW 278°728 m13.7 mi
Blue MountainNW 307°674 m11.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW 272°644 m9.8 mi
Ravensden RockW 274°604 m13.4 mi
ParisNW 319°590 m11.5 mi
Paris MountainNNW 343°587 m12.5 mi
Big Cobbler MountainWSW 254°476 m5.2 mi
Naked MountainWNW 302°448 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4720:0120:41
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2716:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1749430 — Stephensons Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356597603

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