Capon Lake
Capon Lake is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. Capon Lake is situated between Yellow Spring and Intermont at the junction of West Virginia Route 259 and Capon Springs Road along the Cacapon River. Capon Springs Run empties into the Cacapon here across from the old Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in West Virginia
- Also known as: “Capon Lake, West Virginia” and “Capon Lake, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge and Hebron Church.
Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge, formerly known as South Branch Bridge or Romney Bridge, is a historic Whipple truss bridge in Capon Lake, West Virginia.
Hebron Church
Church
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hebron Church is a mid-19th-century Lutheran church in Intermont, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hebron Church was founded in 1786 by German settlers in the Cacapon River Valley, making it the first Lutheran church west of the Shenandoah Valley.
Baker Mountain
Peak
Baker Mountain is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia. The mountain runs southwest northeast between Yellow Spring and the Hardy County line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Intermont and Yellow Spring.
Intermont
Hamlet
Photo: Caponer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Intermont is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, located along West Virginia Route 259 on the Cacapon River.
Yellow Spring
Hamlet
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY 3.0.
Yellow Spring is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Yellow Spring community has a population of 296. Yellow Spring is situated 2½ miles northeast of Capon Lake.
Capon Springs
Hamlet
Capon Springs is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. According to the 2000 census, the Capon Springs community has a population of 95. It is located on Capon Springs Road along Capon Springs Run. Capon Springs is situated 3 miles southeast of Capon Lake.
Capon Lake
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.15594° or 39° 9′ 21″ northLongitude
-78.53779° or 78° 32′ 16″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
87F35F46+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 157594021OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Capon Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Capon Lake”
- Irish: “Capon Lake”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cæpmerestede on Westfǣmlande”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cæpmerestede”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Capon Lake”
- Persian: “کپون لیک، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “کپون لیک”
- South Azerbaijani: “کپون لیک، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Spanish: “Capon Lake”
- Volapük: “Capon Lake (West Virginia)”
- Volapük: “Capon Lake (WV)”
- Volapük: “Capon Lake, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Capon Lake, WV”
- Volapük: “Capon Lake”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Davis Ford and Capon Springs Resort.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hebron Church Cemetery and Hebron Lutheran Church.
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