Huntington
Huntington is an artwork in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Buck Knob stands 382 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 100 Years of Progress, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1924-10-23
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller School Park: 0.5 mi
- David Harris Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Prindle Field: 0.7 mi
- Ritter Park: 0.8 mi
- Norway Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- Whimsy: 0.3 mi
- Machinate: 0.3 mi
- Candy and Teddy Bear Train: 0.4 mi
- The Hoops Belle: 0.4 mi
- Paisley Power: 0.4 mi
- Gobbler's Knob: 0.7 mi
- Gartrell Hill: 9.9 mi
- Poore Hill: 12.3 mi
- Huddleston Knob: 13.7 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 13.9 mi
- 100 Years of Progress: 0.1 mi
- The Virginia State Road: 0.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 0.3 mi
- John Marshall: 0.7 mi
- The Marshall Beech Tree: 0.7 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 2.0 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 2.1 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 2.1 mi
- Ramsdell House: 6.2 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 1.4 mi
- C&O 1308: 2.1 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 21.8 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 13.9 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huntington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | SSE 165° | 382 m | 19.4 mi |
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSE 155° | 380 m | 17.2 mi |
| Stowers Knob | ESE 122° | 378 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSE 153° | 374 m | 16.0 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SSE 147° | 368 m | 17.2 mi |
| Flag Knob | SE 136° | 368 m | 17.4 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSE 161° | 359 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 156° | 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 | 16:31 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6476547932
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