Moorefield Historic District
Moorefield Historic District is an attraction in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 249 m. Pigeonroost stands 1,074 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brighton Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
historic district in Moorefield, West Virginia
Wikidata Q14714248, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Knob: 3.3 mi
- Powder Spring Knob: 4.0 mi
- Coburn Knob: 4.0 mi
- Three Square Knob: 4.5 mi
- Phils Knob: 4.7 mi
- Brighton Park: 1.5 mi
- South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Welton Park: 7.8 mi
- Day Park: 7.8 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 12.1 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 13.5 mi
- Big Spring: 15.5 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 17.0 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 18.0 mi
- Stony River Dam: 18.4 mi
- Stony River Dam: 18.5 mi
- Collie Grave: 20.1 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 22.1 mi
- Helmick Rock: 6.7 mi
- Baker Rocks: 6.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 13.7 mi
- Markley Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 24.0 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 22.2 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 22.2 mi
- Davis History House: 22.3 mi
- Davis History House: 22.3 mi
- Literary Hall: 22.3 mi
- Lost River State Park: 10.8 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Bryce Resort: 20.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.6 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.1 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 21.6 mi
- Smoke Hole: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Moorefield Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeonroost | WNW 302° | 1,074 m | 16.2 mi |
| Devils Benchmark | SE 126° | 995 m | 15.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 119° | 951 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chimney Top | WSW 248° | 945 m | 16.7 mi |
| New Creek Mountain | WSW 254° | 940 m | 15.7 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 132° | 936 m | 14.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | SSW 205° | 910 m | 10.2 mi |
| Elkhorn Rock | SSW 205° | 910 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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