- Elevation, modelled
- 503 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- Job Knob1,324 m · 19.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2321, -80.8539
Whipporwill is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 503 m. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Whipporwill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | ESE 122° | 1,324 m | 19.9 mi |
| Beech Knob | ESE 121° | 1,261 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ESE 120° | 1,255 m | 16.1 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 126° | 1,223 m | 15.7 mi |
| Manning Knob | ESE 108° | 1,210 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | SE 129° | 1,208 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pollock Knob | SE 138° | 1,187 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sugar Knob | E 97° | 1,165 m | 19.9 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 11.2 mi off the Midland TrailNational
- 17.4 mi off the Highland Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 16 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 17 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fowler Knob: 2.6 mi
- Lonetree Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Fury Knob: 6.1 mi
- Potato Hole Knob: 7.8 mi
- Emanuel Hill: 7.8 mi
Parks: 42
Cliffs: 34
- Whipporwill: 0.2 mi
- The Coliseum: 0.8 mi
- Gun Wall: 0.8 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 0.8 mi
- Long Wall: 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- McClung: 15.1 mi
- Bryant: 15.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 15.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 16.2 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Almost Heaven Swing: 0.8 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 16.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 17.3 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.4 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 21.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Laurel Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Summersville Lake State Park: 0.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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