Ghost town · West Virginia
Fairview
Fairview is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 738 m. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainelle Town Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Midland Trail runs past it.
Ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.99780, -80.74890
- On the Midland Trail, National
- 16.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 19.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Concho Overlook · 18 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beargarden Knob: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Knob: 3.4 mi
- Myles Knob: 3.6 mi
- Little Sewell Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Mill Creek Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks: 49
- Rainelle Town Park: 1.8 mi
- Rainelle Park: 2.2 mi
- Rupert City Park: 4.0 mi
- Mundy Park: 4.5 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Cambodia: 13.0 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 13.1 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 13.3 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 13.5 mi
- Third Buttress: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Bryant: 1.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 2.5 mi
- McClung: 3.0 mi
- Tina: 12.9 mi
- Greenwood: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 18.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 19.5 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 20.0 mi
- The Canopy: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 16.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 17.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.6 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sandstone Falls: 18.6 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 20.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 21.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 23.5 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 23.6 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Brooks Falls: 20.9 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Summersville Lake State Park: 17.9 mi
- Grandview: 20.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Fairview. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | ENE 63° | 1,324 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | ESE 101° | 1,271 m | 8.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | NE 45° | 1,261 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NE 45° | 1,255 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NE 45° | 1,223 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | NE 45° | 1,208 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 99° | 1,204 m | 10.6 mi |
| Huggins Knob | ESE 102° | 1,204 m | 10.6 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 | 17:08 |
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, 4 mi away.
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