- Elevation, modelled
- 74 m
- Tallest summit within 24.4 miles
- Neersville467 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0277, -77.4603
Smiths Switch Station is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled 74 m. Neersville stands 467 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hampshire Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Smiths Switch Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neersville | NW 311° | 467 m | 22.1 mi |
| Raven Rocks | WNW 291° | 443 m | 21.5 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 322° | 441 m | 21.3 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 232° | 413 m | 16.5 mi |
| High Point Mountain | SW 229° | 397 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | W 279° | 397 m | 24.0 mi |
| White Rock | SW 233° | 387 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 12° | 387 m | 16.6 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hampshire Park: 0.1 mi
- Ray Muth Sr. Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Potomac Green Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- Chick Ford and Ryan Bickel Fields: 1.3 mi
- Heron Overlook Park: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- butterfly garden: 2.3 mi
- butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 7.6 mi
- Designated Wildflower Zone: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Broadlands protected nature reserve: 3.9 mi
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 4.5 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 5.0 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- Butterfly: 3.0 mi
- Comet Gazebo: 3.0 mi
- Water Wall: 3.0 mi
- Sundial: 3.0 mi
- The Space Between Us: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Nokes Hill: 3.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
- Negro Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Rock Hill: 10.2 mi
Museums
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 3.1 mi
- Herndon Depot Museum: 5.6 mi
- Reston Museum: 7.6 mi
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 8.1 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Little Picnic Island: 3.8 mi
- Pony Barn: 8.7 mi
- Picnic area A: 8.9 mi
- Picnic area B: 8.9 mi
- Picnic area D: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
- Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 4.1 mi
- Cooke's Mill: 4.3 mi
- Battle of Rock Hill Memorial Fire Hydrant: 4.7 mi
- Andrew Gooden: 5.4 mi
- Ox Road Ford Remnants: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Lock 25: 5.3 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 7.0 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 7.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 7.6 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 8.0 mi
Springs: 15
- White Rock Spring: 16.1 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.2 mi
- Harmony Spring: 20.6 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 20.6 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 4.9 mi
- Great Falls: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 15.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 4 mi away.
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