Ghost town · West Virginia
Bulltown
Bulltown is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Pisgah Knob stands 1,018 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bulltown Swimming Area, a beach 0.1 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 7.0 miles off.
Ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates38.78860, -80.56640
- 7.0 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 17.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kings Knob: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hog Knob: 3.5 mi
Parks: 30
- Bulltown Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Bulltown Historic Area: 0.4 mi
- Falls Mill Access Area: 1.5 mi
- Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Riffle Run Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Gilmer County: 9.7 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Presidents Wall: 17.6 mi
- Old Hill Cemetary: 17.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 11.9 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: 18.0 mi
- West Virginia Museum of American Glass: 18.1 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital): 18.1 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Burnsville Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 14.0 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 11.7 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 0.1 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Courthouse Rock: 5.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 18.0 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Frametown Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Buckhannon Mural: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Bulltown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Knob | SE 124° | 1,018 m | 21.4 mi |
| Buffalo Bull Knob | SSE 153° | 853 m | 21.2 mi |
| Miller Knob | SSE 156° | 850 m | 21.4 mi |
| Spillman Mountain | SSE 157° | 833 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hodam Mountain | SE 145° | 808 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cool Spring Knob | SSE 156° | 805 m | 18.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | SE 129° | 748 m | 16.5 mi |
| Big Run Knob | E 88° | 732 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Weston · 18 mi
- Buckhannon · 23 mi
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