Bee Run Swimming Area
Bee Run Swimming Area is a beach in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Payne Knob stands 945 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Run Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Knob: 4.5 mi
- Coon Knob: 6.0 mi
- High Knob: 6.9 mi
- Sugar Knob: 7.8 mi
- Hog Knob: 7.8 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 2.3 mi
- Gassaway Park: 5.2 mi
- Falls Mill Access Area: 10.3 mi
- Gilmer County: 15.4 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 17.6 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 19.1 mi
- Presidents Wall: 21.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 18.0 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 18.6 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 18.5 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 22.7 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 24.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 13.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 13.6 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Bulltown: 11.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 11.2 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 20.7 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Bee Run Swimming Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Knob | SE 133° | 945 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cottle Knob | S 175° | 924 m | 20.4 mi |
| Buffalo Bull Knob | ESE 121° | 853 m | 18.6 mi |
| Miller Knob | SE 125° | 850 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spillman Mountain | SE 126° | 833 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SSE 156° | 819 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hodam Mountain | ESE 106° | 808 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cool Spring Knob | ESE 118° | 805 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutton Lake, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/685334013
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