Swains Mountain
Swains Mountain rises to 243 m in Virginia. The Peak stands 889 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is England Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49080370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 243 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 15 mi
- Compton Peak East · 15 mi
- Compton Peak West · 16 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- England Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rappahannock Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Prickly Pear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Halls Point: 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Great Meadows: 5.2 mi
- Rady Park: 5.9 mi
- WFA Athey Sports Complex: 6.2 mi
- Northern Fauquier Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Eva Walker Park: 7.3 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 8.9 mi
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 12.2 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Archery Range: 12.3 mi
- BB Rifle Range: 12.4 mi
- Spilman Silo: 9.6 mi
- Spilman Silo: 9.7 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 9.7 mi
- Battle of Buckland Mills: 11.3 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 14.4 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 9.2 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 9.3 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 12.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 15.5 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 15.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 12.0 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 13.7 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 14.8 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Shelter #11: 21.4 mi
- Shelter #1: 21.5 mi
- Senior Garden: 7.7 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 7.7 mi
- Founders Garden: 9.5 mi
- Welcome Garden: 9.6 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 15.1 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 9.3 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 9.3 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 9.5 mi
- Peace Spring: 9.5 mi
- Harmony Spring: 9.5 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 16.3 mi
- Miller Falls: 17.1 mi
- Pua Falls: 19.4 mi
- Greasy Falls: 20.3 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 21.7 mi
- Carol: 16.4 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 18.6 mi
- LOVE: 23.4 mi
- Lions Glasses: 23.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.4 mi
- River Access: 23.7 mi
- River Access: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Swains Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Peak | W 263° | 889 m | 15.3 mi |
| Compton Peak | W 278° | 887 m | 15.5 mi |
| Carson Mountain | W 281° | 780 m | 15.4 mi |
| High Knob | WNW 300° | 728 m | 13.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNW 328° | 674 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 303° | 644 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | WNW 296° | 604 m | 13.1 mi |
| Paris | NNW 336° | 590 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:12 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584486
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 15 mi
- Bristow · 20 mi
- Northern Virginia · 21 mi
- Manassas · 23 mi
- Prince William County · 23 mi
- Centreville · 24 mi
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