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Almost Heaven Swing

Almost Heaven Swing from directly overhead

Almost Heaven Swing is an attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 692 m. High Point stands 789 m to the south, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Almost Heaven Sign, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.47074, -78.34390

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Community Fishing Holes: 2.1 mi
  • Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 6.2 mi
  • Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex: 7.0 mi
  • Paw Paw Town Park: 7.0 mi
  • Rt. 522 Ball Field Complex: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Morgan Arts Council: 12.5 mi
  • Welcome Pineapple: 20.7 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 20.9 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 21.0 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 21.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • Natural Spring: 1.4 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 2.3 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Town Spring: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 0.0 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 5.8 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 20.5 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 20.6 mi
  • Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Beach 1: 11.1 mi
  • Beach 3: 11.3 mi
  • Beach 2: 11.5 mi
  • River Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Almost Heaven Swing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointS 185°789 m1.9 mi
Spring Gap MountainW 263°679 m7.4 mi
Cacapon 2NNE 21°673 m4.8 mi
Warrior MountainNW 305°650 m18.0 mi
Bens KnobSSW 214°617 m17.6 mi
Cooper MountainSSW 214°617 m17.6 mi
Betsy KnobNW 311°604 m18.6 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainE 96°580 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0420:45
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:3116:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10045094120

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