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Discover Lower Town
Lower Town in Jefferson County (West Virginia) is a place in United States about 48 mi (or 76 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Lower Town is now 12:56 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Lower Town, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 90 mi (or 145 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Charles Town, Leesburg, Martinsburg, Berryville and Hagerstown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lily Garden Bed and Breakfast
KNIGHTS INN KNOXVILLE HARPERS
Clarion Inn Harpers Ferry-Charles Town
Videos from this area
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Harpers Ferry - Video Tour of Historic Town & Attractions, West Virginia - USA
Harpers Ferry - West Virginia - Short Video Tour of Historic Town & Attractions, USA - May 2012. HD Video Tour of Historic Harpers Ferry Town, Shenandoah Canal, Shenandoah River, Railroad Bridge.
Harpers Ferry & John Brown
John Brown's radical approach to ridding the United States of slavery started with his attack on the federal armoury at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and ended with the first canon fired at Fort Sumter...
Citirail Leading BNSF On CSX Into Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, as seen from Maryland Heights. With a bonus praying mantis!
Railfanning Harpers Ferry, WV 6/21/2014 Train 2 - Amtrak's Capitol Limited
Amtrak 181, a P42DC and Amtrak 114, a P42DC lead Amtrak's Eastbound Capitol Limited #30 to a stop at Harpers Ferry, WV's Amtrak Station, then get on their way again on CSX's Cumberland ...
Amtrak 52 & 76 @ Harper's Ferry.avi
Amtrak 52 & 76 stops @ Harper's Ferry Station on a cold, windy day.
CSX Freight Train Passing Harper's Ferry
A CSX Mixed manifest freight train leaving harper's ferry, WV, crossing the Potomac River, entering Maryland.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It was formerly Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe and that form continues to appear in some references. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia meet. It is the easternmost town in West Virginia. The town is located on a low-lying flood plain created by the two rivers and surrounded by higher ground.
Battle of Harpers Ferry
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, a major victory at relatively minor cost.
Storer College
Storer College was a historically black college located in Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It operated from 1865 until 1955. Its former campus is now part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
John Brown's Fort
John Brown's Fort was the building built in 1848 that was originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. An 1848 military report described the building as "An engine and guard-house 35? x 24 feet, one story brick, covered with slate, and having copper gutters and down spouts…" The building achieved notoriety during John Brown's Raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory in 1859.
Virginius Island, West Virginia
Virginius Island is an island on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The island is formed by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry. Virginius Island is part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Virginius Island was once its own thriving industrial town on the Shenandoah River in the nineteenth century.
Jefferson Rock
Jefferson Rock is a rock formation on the Appalachian Trail above lower Harpers Ferry in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. It consists of several large masses of shale rock, piled one upon the other, that overlook the Shenandoah River just prior to its confluence with the Potomac River. The name of this landmark derives from Thomas Jefferson, who stood there on October 25, 1783.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry; in many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe-s. ) was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's raid, accomplished by 20 men in his party, was defeated by a detachment of U.S. Marines led by Col. Robert E. Lee.
German River
The German River is the principal tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, flowing for 14.7 miles in the U.S. state of Virginia. The river originates in northern Rockingham County, just east of the West Virginia border, in the George Washington National Forest, near the crest of Shenandoah Mountain in the Allegheny Mountains.