Vesper Hill
Vesper Hill rises to 122 m in Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Steptoe Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 122 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 17 mi
- River Vista · 19 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steptoe Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ball Hill: 4.9 mi
- Polecat Hill: 4.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Negro Mountain: 5.8 mi
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry: 3.9 mi
- Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad: 5.1 mi
- 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Leesburg 9/11 Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Historic Aldie Mill: 5.4 mi
- Mighty Midget Kitchen: 7.6 mi
- Dodona Manor: 7.8 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 7.8 mi
- Triple Threat Slide: 8.4 mi
- Mercer Park: 4.9 mi
- Mickie Gordon Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Aldie Mill Historic Park: 5.4 mi
- Greenway Park: 5.7 mi
- Founder's Park: 5.8 mi
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Rust Nature Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Morven Park: 8.5 mi
- Broadlands protected nature reserve: 9.0 mi
- Sun Flower: 7.4 mi
- Welcome, the Iconic Hand: 7.4 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 7.5 mi
- Kintsugi heart: 7.5 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 7.5 mi
- Oatlands Museum: 3.1 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 3.2 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 6.5 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 7.5 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 8.5 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 6.8 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 8.6 mi
- butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Designated Wildflower Zone: 12.9 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 10.6 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 11.7 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 14.2 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 17.4 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- White Rock Spring: 11.1 mi
- Harris Springs: 11.8 mi
- Potts Springs: 11.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cooper Springs: 13.1 mi
- River Access: 12.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 23.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 23.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 9.2 mi
- Pua Falls: 12.2 mi
- Great Falls: 23.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Vesper Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | WSW 251° | 674 m | 19.7 mi |
| Paris | WSW 256° | 590 m | 18.0 mi |
| Paris Mountain | W 266° | 587 m | 13.5 mi |
| Neersville | NNW 339° | 467 m | 14.1 mi |
| Naked Mountain | WSW 242° | 448 m | 18.7 mi |
| Maryland Heights | N 354° | 444 m | 20.4 mi |
| Raven Rocks | NW 307° | 443 m | 10.6 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | N 354° | 441 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496355 — Vesper Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583931
Day trips start here
- Loudoun County · 4 mi
- Middleburg · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 8 mi
- Ashburn · 10 mi
- Sterling · 14 mi
- Herndon · 16 mi
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