Ghost town · West Virginia
Egypt
Egypt is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 483 m. Wrights Peak stands 1,242 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Creek Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 6.2 miles off.
Ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.64780, -80.72000
- 6.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wind Creek Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Big Bend Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Patricks Peak: 4.0 mi
- Dempsey Mountain: 4.5 mi
Parks: 36
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 2.3 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 2.5 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 2.8 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 7.1 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Junta: 11.1 mi
- Warford: 12.7 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 14.3 mi
- Lilly: 14.6 mi
- Tina: 15.2 mi
Museums: 6
- Veteran's Museum: 9.4 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 14.5 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coffman Hill: 19.3 mi
- Barneys Wall: 20.7 mi
- Barney's Wall: 20.7 mi
- Bear Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Grandview: 22.9 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Organ Cave: 16.3 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 19.6 mi
- The Bunker: 24.5 mi
- Ship Rock: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- World War II Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Big Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brooks Falls: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sandstone Falls: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Egypt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrights Peak | SE 138° | 1,242 m | 15.9 mi |
| Keeney Knob | N 5° | 1,195 m | 8.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 136° | 1,192 m | 17.8 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | N 1° | 1,169 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 124° | 1,153 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNW 348° | 1,116 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NNW 342° | 1,095 m | 7.4 mi |
| Elk Knob | NNW 328° | 1,078 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 6 mi away.
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