Ghost town · West Virginia
Greenwood
Greenwood is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 750 m. Red Spring Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.87860, -80.98780
- 6.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 10.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 8 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 18 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 59
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 4.1 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 4.9 mi
- WP Point: 7.9 mi
- Perry Park: 7.9 mi
- Brownsea Island: 8.3 mi
Peaks
- Highland Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Greenwood Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mann Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Backus Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Walnut Knob: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Dowdy Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 12.7 mi
- Endless Wall: 12.8 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 12.9 mi
- Fern Point Area: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 16
- Tina: 7.3 mi
- Thurmond: 7.7 mi
- Stonewall: 8.5 mi
- Pinepoca: 10.4 mi
- Nuttallburg: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 5.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 6.6 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 7.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- The Canopy: 7.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 10.0 mi
- Ship Rock: 10.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 14.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 18.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.1 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.1 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.4 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.0 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sandstone Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Grandview: 4.7 mi
- Needleseye Park: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Brooks Falls: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Greenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spring Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,169 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ESE 124° | 1,116 m | 15.7 mi |
| Boggs Knob | ENE 76° | 1,102 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | SE 126° | 1,095 m | 15.3 mi |
| Elk Knob | SE 133° | 1,078 m | 15.5 mi |
| Myles Knob | NE 56° | 1,054 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,051 m | 15.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 53° | 1,049 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 10 mi away.
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