Ghost town · West Virginia
Gertrude
Gertrude is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 917 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.4 miles off.
Ghost town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates38.66890, -79.78610
- 5.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 5.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 7.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 9.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lynn Knob: 2.7 mi
- Round Knob: 3.1 mi
- Gaudineer Knob: 4.8 mi
- Bayard Knob: 5.7 mi
- White Top: 5.8 mi
Parks: 35
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 4.3 mi
- Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site: 4.9 mi
- Cheat Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 8.0 mi
- Widney Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- Wilson Monument: 15.3 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 16.8 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 18.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Cool Spring: 6.8 mi
- Locust Spring: 9.6 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 13.4 mi
- Pat Spring: 14.4 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 18.5 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 20.9 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 22.4 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- High Falls: 7.2 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 15.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 16.5 mi
- Small waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Randolph County Museum: 12.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 16.6 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 17.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 20.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Locust Springs: 9.7 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Raven Rocks: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Gertrude. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob | E 81° | 1,482 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 207° | 1,476 m | 17.2 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SW 220° | 1,433 m | 15.5 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SW 226° | 1,432 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pharis Knob | ENE 60° | 1,410 m | 9.9 mi |
| Elleber Knob | SSE 169° | 1,401 m | 17.5 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | SSE 165° | 1,396 m | 16.8 mi |
| Kile Knob | ESE 102° | 1,395 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 10 mi away.
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