Ghost town · West Virginia
Bryant
Bryant is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 840 m. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Hill, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
Ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates38.02420, -80.74390
- 1.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 18.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Concho Overlook · 19 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beargarden Knob: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Knob: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.5 mi
- Mill Creek Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks: 49
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 3.6 mi
- Rainelle Park: 4.0 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.0 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Cambodia: 11.9 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 12.0 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 12.2 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 12.3 mi
- Third Buttress: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Walker Hill: 1.0 mi
- McClung: 1.3 mi
- Fairview: 1.8 mi
- Tina: 14.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.3 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 18.4 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 20.9 mi
- The Canopy: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Rudolph Falls: 18.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 20.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 20.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 17.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 17.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 18.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Brooks Falls: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.3 mi
- Needleseye Park: 20.6 mi
- Grandview: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 18.3 mi
Museums: 1
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Bryant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | ENE 78° | 1,332 m | 13.7 mi |
| Job Knob | ENE 71° | 1,324 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,271 m | 9.1 mi |
| Beech Knob | NE 51° | 1,261 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NE 52° | 1,255 m | 10.2 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NE 53° | 1,223 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | NE 53° | 1,208 m | 7.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,204 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 3 mi away.
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