Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a locality in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Beacon Hill is situated nearby to the locality Clarkes Gap, as well as near the hamlet Paeonian Springs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Clarke’s Gap and Fort Johnston.
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…
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.
Thomas Balch Library
Library
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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 2½ miles southeast of Beacon Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paeonian Springs and Leesburg.
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.
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.
Waterford
Village
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waterford is a historic village located in western Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Waterford lies forty-seven miles northwest of Washington, D.C. and seven miles northwest of Leesburg. Waterford is situated 3 miles north of Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.14597° or 39° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.59454° or 77° 35′ 40″ westOpen location code
87F44CW4+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 2337661603OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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