The Staircase
The Staircase is a rapids in Jefferson, West Virginia. The Staircase is situated nearby to the village Bolivar, as well as near the neighborhood Lower Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Virginius Island and Camp Hill.
Virginius Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Virginius Island is a formerly inhabited island of some 12 acres, on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The island was created by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry.
Camp Hill
Peak
Camp Hill is a summit in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 538 feet, Camp Hill is the 952nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Camp Hill was so named from the fact army men camped there in 1799.
Harpers Ferry station
Railway station
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolivar and Harpers Ferry.
Bolivar
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census.
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.
Loudoun Heights
Hamlet
Loudoun Heights is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, near Purcellville and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on the Potomac River.
The Staircase
- Type: Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.31955° or 39° 19′ 10″ northLongitude
-77.74277° or 77° 44′ 34″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
87F48794+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 356535656OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
4823269
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