Lower Town
in Jefferson County of West Virginia, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
39.323 and -77.730 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 39° 19' 23" and W -77° 43' 48"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:56 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:03 am and 4:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

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

Address
0,5 mi
701 Washington St
25425 Harpers Ferry
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


KNIGHTS INN KNOXVILLE HARPERS

Address
1,6 mi
19105 KEEP TRYST ROAD
21758 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clarion Inn Harpers Ferry-Charles Town

Address
2,0 mi
4328 William L. Wilson FWY
25425 Harpers Ferry
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Harpers Ferry - Video Tour of Historic Town & Attractions, West Virginia - USA

Published: June 07, 2012
Length: 09:28 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: toande77

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.


Amtrak Stopping on Harper's Ferry Train Trestle

Published: November 18, 2012
Length: 00:29 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

pausing over the Potomac River.


New BNSF Leading CSX Q217 Thru Harpers Ferry Tunnel

Published: June 13, 2014
Length: 13:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

Listen to it's horn....


CSX Train Passing Harpers Ferry Station

Published: December 23, 2014
Length: 09:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.


Amtrak Capitol Limited Harper's Ferry West Virginia

Published: April 14, 2010
Length: 31:41 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

eastbound towards washington, d.c..


Harpers Ferry & John Brown

Published: January 06, 2008
Length: 13:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: VideoHistoryToday

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

Published: November 21, 2014
Length: 12:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

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

Published: August 05, 2014
Length: 57:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bryson Sleppy

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

Published: January 02, 2010
Length: 14:38 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

Amtrak 52 & 76 stops @ Harper's Ferry Station on a cold, windy day.


CSX Freight Train Passing Harper's Ferry

Published: November 13, 2014
Length: 03:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: BaltimoreAndOhioRR

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

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

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.

Located at 39.3253, -77.7436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, American Civil War sites, Jefferson County, West Virginia in the American Civil War, Populated places in Jefferson County, West Virginia, John Brown (abolitionist), Populated places established in 1763, West Virginia populated places on the Potomac River

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.

Located at 39.3228, -77.7302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Maryland Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, Jefferson County, West Virginia in the American Civil War, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Loudoun County in the American Civil War, Washington County, Maryland, Conflicts in 1862, 1862 in Maryland, 1862 in Virginia

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.

Located at 39.3238, -77.7354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1865, Educational institutions disestablished in 1955, Defunct universities and colleges in West Virginia, Historically black universities and colleges in the United States, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States National Park Service, African-American history of West Virginia, Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Storer College, 1865 establishments in West Virginia, 1955 disestablishments in the United States

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.

Located at 39.323, -77.7296 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Landmarks in West Virginia, John Brown (abolitionist), Infrastructure completed in 1848, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Museums in Jefferson County, West Virginia, History museums in West Virginia

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.

Located at 39.3215, -77.7392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of West Virginia, Geography of Jefferson County, West Virginia, River islands of North America

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.

Located at 39.3226, -77.7332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rock formations in West Virginia, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, Geography of Jefferson County, West Virginia, Visitor attractions in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Appalachian Trail

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.

Located at 39.3231, -77.7303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1859, Political violence in the United States, 1859 in the United States, United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries, Rebellions in the United States, Slave rebellions in North America, Military raids

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.

Located at 39.3225, -77.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Virginia