Murphys Corner

Murphys Corner is a locality in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Murphys Corner is situated nearby to the hamlet Paxson, as well as near the neighborhood Valley View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bluemont Historic District and Snickers Gap.

Bluemont Historic District

Historic site

Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bluemont Historic District comprises the historic core of Bluemont, Virginia. The town is located on the eastern side of Snickers Gap, with the majority of the district fronting on the Snickersville Turnpike, also designated Virginia State Route 734.

Snickers Gap

Mountain saddle

Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 7.

Raven Rocks

Peak

Photo: Naib, CC BY 3.0.

Raven Rocks is a spur of Blue Ridge Mountain in Jefferson County, West Virginia. The peak is located just north of Jefferson County's border with Clarke County, Virginia and west of its border with Loudoun County, Virginia. Raven Rocks is situated 2½ miles north of Murphys Corner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bluemont and Paxson.

Bluemont

Photo: kona99, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bluemont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun and Clarke Counties in Virginia, United States located at the eastern base of Snickers Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the border with West Virginia.

Paxson

Hamlet

Paxson is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the western part of the county along the Snickersville Turnpike.

Horse Shoe Curve

Locality

Horse Shoe Curve is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The community is located on a horseshoe curve on Route 679 7 miles east-southeast of Berryville and has had a tavern since the early 1900s. Horse Shoe Curve is situated 2 miles northwest of Murphys Corner.

Murphys Corner

Type: Locality
Location: Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.10622° or 39° 6′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.82444° or 77° 49′ 28″ west

Elevation

604 feet (184 metres)

Open location code

87F4454G+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158226133

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

4775298

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