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Mothman Statue

Mothman Statue from directly overhead

Mothman Statue is an artwork in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Hall Knob stands 331 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mothman Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84257, -82.13852

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
Peaks: 17
  • Fortification Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Poplar Knob: 12.8 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Rose Hill: 15.2 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The White Falcon: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mothman Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hall KnobESE 109°331 m24.7 mi
Utah HillENE 68°324 m23.8 mi
RoundknobESE 103°307 m19.2 mi
Poplar KnobWSW 251°305 m12.8 mi
Tipton KnobWSW 241°305 m24.6 mi
Reynolds HillE 100°304 m24.3 mi
Hargreave KnobE 94°295 m24.4 mi
Parker HillSSE 152°290 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0420:1820:58
September equinox07:1718:5219:27
December solstice07:4416:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544546472767568574537
Precip in3.13.14.13.94.54.64.53.63.73.12.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallipolis, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5328446004

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