- Elevation, modelled
- 531 m
- Tallest summit within 19.6 miles
- Boggs Knob1,102 m · 19.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0708, -81.0764
New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center is a attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled 531 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kay Moor, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | ESE 123° | 1,102 m | 19.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 92° | 1,056 m | 18.7 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 114° | 1,054 m | 16.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 148° | 1,049 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 132° | 1,026 m | 15.8 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | E 98° | 1,008 m | 16.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 126° | 1,008 m | 18.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 96° | 1,005 m | 17.1 mi |
- On the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 3.7 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 4 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 5 mi
- Concho Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Harvey Knob: 2.8 mi
- Big Rock: 6.0 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cotton Hill: 6.2 mi
- Ford Knob: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Kay Moor: 1.7 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Nuttallburg: 2.4 mi
- Thurmond: 7.6 mi
- Greenwood: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.5 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 7.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 9.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- The Mystery Hole: 5.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 9.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.6 mi
- The Canopy: 10.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cathedral Falls: 8.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 20.8 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 20.8 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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