Egg Shell Parking Lot

Egg Shell Parking Lot is a parking area in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Egg Shell Parking Lot is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Buzzard Rock Overlook, as well as near Fort Valley Overlook.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Signal Knob and Elizabeth Furnace.

Signal Knob

Peak

Photo: Jeff Coffman, CC BY 2.0.

Signal Knob is the northern peak of Massanutten Mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians with an elevation of 2,106 feet. It is located in George Washington National Forest in Shenandoah County and Warren County in Virginia. Signal Knob is situated 2 miles northwest of Egg Shell Parking Lot.

Elizabeth Furnace

Campsite

Photo: Wikifreaki, Public domain.

Elizabeth Furnace was a blast furnace in the Shenandoah Valley that was used to create pig iron from 1836 to 1888 using Passage Creek for water power. Iron ore was mined nearby, purified in the furnace, and then pig iron was transported over the Massanutten Mountain to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River for forging in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Elizabeth Furnace is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Egg Shell Parking Lot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strasburg and Meadow Mills.

Strasburg

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history.

Meadow Mills

Hamlet

Meadow Mills is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Meadow Mills is located in southern Frederick County southwest of Middletown on Cedar Creek, hence its former eponymous name of Cedar Creek. Meadow Mills is situated 6 miles north of Egg Shell Parking Lot.

Oranda

Hamlet

Oranda is an unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. At one time Oranda had a general store located on the corner of Clary Road and Oranda Road. Oranda is situated 6 miles north of Egg Shell Parking Lot.

Egg Shell Parking Lot

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.93946° or 38° 56′ 22″ north

Longitude

-78.31414° or 78° 18′ 51″ west

Open location code

87C3WMQP+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 394164776

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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