The Mystery Hole
The Mystery Hole is an attraction in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Myles Knob stands 1,054 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawks Nest State Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Midland Trail runs past it.
The story
tourist attraction in West Virginia
Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q6948836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Midland Trail, National
- On the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 1 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 1 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 4 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cotton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Harvey Knob: 2.8 mi
- Big Rock: 3.9 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 4.6 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 1.0 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 2.5 mi
- The Fields: 3.0 mi
- B. Rhinehart Park: 4.1 mi
- Janutola Park: 4.8 mi
- Sandstonia: 2.9 mi
- Kingfish: 3.0 mi
- Ameless Wall: 3.1 mi
- Little Head Wall: 3.2 mi
- Headless Wall: 3.2 mi
- Kay Moor: 6.7 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 7.4 mi
- Nuttallburg: 7.5 mi
- Thurmond: 11.7 mi
- Greenwood: 18.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 11.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 12.3 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 13.6 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 14.4 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 4.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 5.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.3 mi
- The Canopy: 14.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 10.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 17.7 mi
- Grandview: 20.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 23.6 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 23.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 23.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of The Mystery Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Knob | ESE 119° | 1,054 m | 20.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SE 145° | 1,049 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 133° | 1,026 m | 20.8 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 222° | 1,009 m | 22.1 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 107° | 1,008 m | 21.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 105° | 1,005 m | 21.2 mi |
| Buster Knob | ESE 124° | 997 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | SW 217° | 989 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3795596607
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