Shenstone
Shenstone is a locality in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Shenstone is situated nearby to the locality Old Waterford Knolls, as well as near Foxridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Johnston and Clarke’s Gap.
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.
Clarke’s Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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…
Thomas Balch Library
Library
Photo: Ttutwiler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library located in Leesburg, Virginia. The library, owned and operated by the town of Leesburg, serves as a designated Underground Railroad research site and has an active research program. Thomas Balch Library is situated 1½ miles east of Shenstone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leesburg and Paeonian Springs.
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.
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. Paeonian Springs is situated 2 miles northwest of Shenstone.
Woodburn
Locality
Woodburn is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The settlement is located on Hogback Mountain southwest of Leesburg. Woodburn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shenstone.
Shenstone
- Type: Locality
- Location: Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.12502° or 39° 7′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.59564° or 77° 35′ 44″ westOpen location code
87F44CG3+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 2337661601OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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