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Suicide Hill

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Looking west from Suicide Hill. Terrain at true elevation.
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Suicide Hill sits along the Historic National Road in West Virginia at 766 feet, with the terrain dropping 115 feet over the next 600 meters. The view faces west-southwest at 270 degrees, a direction that looks directly toward the setting sun. From the overlook, Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack is visible to the west-northwest at 0.8 miles, sitting at 647 feet, while Bridge Park lies northwest at 1.3 miles and 652 feet. Because the overlook faces squarely into the sunset, evening visits align with the sun setting straight ahead rather than off to one side. Sunset times vary through the year, from 20:56 at the June solstice to 17:01 at the December solstice, with the equinoxes falling near 19:35 and 19:22. The nearest towns are well inland: Bethel Park and Mt. Lebanon lie roughly 40 to 41 miles east-northeast, and McCandless is about 51 miles northeast, so this is a stop along the road corridor rather than near any nearby settlement.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
766 ft
View
West · 270°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
115 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Aerial view looking northward up the Ohio River along the Ohio and West Virginia border, centered on the border of Windsor Heights, Brooke County, West Virginia and Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of the Ohio River along the Ohio and West Virginia border, centered on the border of Clearview and Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia and Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built starting in 1914, this complex of buildings once comprised the Ohio Valley Medical Center, founded as the City Hospital in 1890. The original Tudor Revival-style building, designed by Edward B. Franzheim and Charles W. Bates, saw several additions to the south in the early and mid-20th Century
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built starting in 1914, this complex of buildings once comprised the Ohio Valley Medical Center, founded as the City Hospital in 1890. The original Tudor Revival-style building, designed by Edward B. Franzheim and Charles W. Bates, saw several additions to the south in the early and mid-20th Century
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built starting in 1914, this complex of buildings once comprised the Ohio Valley Medical Center, founded as the City Hospital in 1890. The original Tudor Revival-style building, designed by Edward B. Franzheim and Charles W. Bates, saw several additions to the south in the early and mid-20th Century
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
German Lutheran Zion’s Church-Towngate Theatre and Cinema (1850) and First Christian Church (1913) visible in the background. The buildings are contributing structure in the Centre Market Square Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack647 ftwest-northwest · 0.8 mi
  • Bridge Park652 ftnorthwest · 1.3 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunset — 0° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2719:3518:59
June solstice05:5520:5620:15
September equinox07:1119:2218:46
December solstice07:4217:0116:18

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Bethel Park40.4 mi east-northeast
  • Mt. Lebanon41.5 mi east-northeast
  • McCandless50.9 mi northeast
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Common questions

How high is Suicide Hill?

Suicide Hill sits at about 766 feet (234 m).

What can you see from Suicide Hill?

From Suicide Hill: Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack (WNW, 0.8 mi); Bridge Park (NW, 1.3 mi).

Is Suicide Hill better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Suicide Hill toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Suicide Hill?

Bethel Park, 40 miles ENE of Suicide Hill.

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