30-Pounder Battery

30-Pounder Battery is a ruins in Jefferson, West Virginia. 30-Pounder Battery is situated near the ruins Naval Battery, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Maryland Heights Overlook.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Harpers Ferry station and John Brown’s Fort.

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. Harpers Ferry station is situated 3,300 feet southwest of 30-Pounder Battery.

John Brown’s Fort

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John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown’s Fort is situated 3,400 feet southwest of 30-Pounder Battery.

John Brown Museum

Museum

Photo: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John Brown Museum is situated 3,500 feet southwest of 30-Pounder Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandy Hook and Harpers Ferry.

Sandy Hook

Hamlet

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Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.

Harpers Ferry

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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.

30-Pounder Battery

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.3308° or 39° 19′ 51″ north

Longitude

-77.72261° or 77° 43′ 21″ west

Open location code

87F487JG+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 422508477

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Naval Battery and Maryland Heights Overlook.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 30-Pounder Battery and Making a Mountain Citadel.

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