Artwork · West Virginia
A Walk in the Park
A Walk in the Park is an artwork in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Porter Knob stands 424 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates38.40583, -82.46922
- 1.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Old Olympic Swimming Pool: 0.3 mi
- Harveytown Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Central City Park: 0.7 mi
- Saint Cloud Commons: 0.8 mi
- Miller School Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 58
- A Walk in the Park: 0.0 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 0.0 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 0.2 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 0.3 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 34
- Gobbler's Knob: 1.8 mi
- Gartrell Hill: 8.7 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 13.4 mi
- Poore Hill: 13.9 mi
- Buck Knob: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.0 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.0 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
Museums: 9
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 0.4 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 0.4 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 0.8 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 1.7 mi
- Ramsdell House: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- C&O 1308: 0.4 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 3.0 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I 64 (East Bound): 23.5 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (West Bound): 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Central Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Walk in the Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Knob | SSE 164° | 424 m | 24.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 160° | 382 m | 19.1 mi |
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSE 150° | 380 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSE 147° | 374 m | 16.0 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SE 141° | 368 m | 17.4 mi |
| Flag Knob | SE 131° | 368 m | 17.9 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSE 156° | 359 m | 17.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 149° | 354 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6058703376
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