Biology Demonstration Garden
Biology Demonstration Garden is a garden in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Moss Knob stands 555 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidents Wall, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Little Kanawha Parkway runs past it. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Glenville State University
How to reach it
- On the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 6.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
110 named places within 25 miles
- Tank Hill: 0.1 mi
- Powell Knob: 2.6 mi
- Big Pine Knob: 3.9 mi
- Flag Knob: 5.0 mi
- Locust Knob: 8.6 mi
- Glenville City Square: 0.2 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Burnsville City Park: 10.9 mi
- Riffle Run Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Calhoun County Park: 14.9 mi
- Presidents Wall: 0.0 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 2.8 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 4.5 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 5.6 mi
- Gilmer County: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 3.9 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 18.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 17.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 21.1 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 12.7 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Bulltown: 17.6 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 20.9 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Biology Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Knob | ESE 108° | 555 m | 23.5 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 103° | 551 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cochran Knob | ESE 113° | 551 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wilson Knob | E 99° | 546 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sugar Knob | ESE 117° | 542 m | 21.7 mi |
| Coon Knob | S 173° | 542 m | 22.4 mi |
| Handkerchief Knob | E 101° | 533 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSE 149° | 531 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:23 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, under a mile away.
- White-tailed Deer33 obs
- Christmas fern28 obs
- American Toad17 obs
- Chinese Mantis13 obs
- wineberry13 obs
- American Crow12 obs
- House Sparrow12 obs
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/918744010
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- Weston · 21 mi
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