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White Rock

White Rock, seen from above at true elevation

White Rock rises to 346 m in Virginia. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
346 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30482, -77.69777

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Nell Boone Park: 1.6 mi
  • Harpers Ferry Children's Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bolivar Community Park: 3.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Square Park: 3.6 mi
  • Town Green Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 57
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 31
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 9
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 11.2 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 18.6 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 21.0 mi
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dargan Bend: 4.7 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 12.2 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 23.0 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • River Access: 14.8 mi
  • River Access: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 10.2 mi
  • Pua Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainSSW 213°587 m22.5 mi
Salamander RockNNE 31°562 m21.8 mi
Black RockNNE 16°549 m19.3 mi
Annapolis RockNNE 17°538 m18.3 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 21°536 m10.6 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 21°536 m10.6 mi
Bob's HillNNE 32°535 m24.0 mi
Black RockNNE 31°526 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496407 — White Rock, Loudoun County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583945

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