Clarkes Gap
Clarke's Gap, also known as Clarks Gap, is a pass through Catoctin Mountain west of Leesburg, Virginia. The gap has an elevation of 643 feet. The gap is not a true wind gap, but rather a man-made railroad cut through a local saddle point between two ridges…Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: mountain pass
- Description: mountain pass in Virginia, U.S
- Also known as: “Clark’s Gap” and “Clarke’s Gap”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Johnston.
Fort Johnston
Fort
Fort Johnston, also known as Fort Geary, is a Civil War era earthen fort atop a 670 feet peak of Catoctin Mountain just west of Leesburg, Virginia. Constructed in the winter of 1861-62 following the Battle of Ball's Bluff, it is one of three forts constructed to defend the town from the threat of possible invasion. Fort Johnston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Clarkes Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paeonian Springs and Hamilton.
Paeonian Springs
Hamlet
Paeonian Springs is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of the Charles Town Pike and the Harry Byrd Highway.
Hamilton
Village
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamilton is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 506 as of the 2010 census. Hamilton is situated 3 miles west of Clarkes Gap.
Leesburg
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leesburg is in Loudoun County, Virginia. During the War of 1812, Leesburg was used as a temporary capital of the United States when the British occupied Washington.
Clarkes Gap
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