Harper Gap

Harper Gap is a gap in Pendleton, West Virginia and has an elevation of 1,683 feet. Harper Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Macksville, as well as near the village Seneca Rocks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sites Homestead and Seneca Rocks.

Sites Homestead

Museum

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The Sites Homestead, also known as the Wayside Inn or the Sites Inn, is located near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. The log house was built by Jacob Sites circa 1839 below the Seneca Rocks ridge. Sites Homestead is situated 2 miles north of Harper Gap.

Seneca Rocks

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Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. The south peak is the only peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques on the East Coast of the United States. Seneca Rocks is situated 2 miles northeast of Harper Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Macksville and Seneca Rocks.

Macksville

Hamlet

Macksville is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Macksville is located along U.S. Route 33/West Virginia Route 28 on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River.

Seneca Rocks

Village

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Seneca Rocks is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The community of Seneca Rocks — formerly known as Mouth of Seneca — lies at the junction of US 33, WV 28 and WV 55 near the confluence of Seneca Creek and the North Fork South Branch Potomac River. Seneca Rocks is situated 2 miles north of Harper Gap.

Teterton

Hamlet

Teterton is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Teterton lies within the Monongahela National Forest. The community was named after the local Teter family. Teterton is situated 2 miles northwest of Harper Gap.

Harper Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 1,683 feet
Category: landform
Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.80789° or 38° 48′ 28″ north

Longitude

-79.38199° or 79° 22′ 55″ west

Elevation

1,683 feet (513 metres)

Open location code

87C2RJ59+56

GeoNames ID

4808217

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