Ghost town · West Virginia
Hix
Hix is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 506 m. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 7.6 miles off.
ghost town in McDowell County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.22470, -81.63360
- 7.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 13.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 25.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stone Steps: 3.8 mi
- The Jumps: 6.3 mi
- Hubble Hill: 7.6 mi
- Locust Knob: 7.6 mi
- Tater Knob: 8.6 mi
Parks: 33
- Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Cavitt's Creek Park: 7.6 mi
- Overlook Park: 12.1 mi
- Bradshaw Park: 12.5 mi
- Coal Camp Park: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 9.8 mi
- Bartley Mine Disaster: 10.0 mi
- Space Shuttle Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Cold Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 22.0 mi
- Sharon Springs: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 19.9 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 21.8 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 8.0 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Bluefield Love Sign: 20.0 mi
- Wooly: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cedar Bluff: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Hix. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Mountain | SE 129° | 1,437 m | 15.7 mi |
| Morris Knob | S 176° | 1,358 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hutchinson Rock | ESE 123° | 1,348 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SE 132° | 1,344 m | 17.3 mi |
| East River Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,331 m | 12.6 mi |
| Knob Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,270 m | 11.0 mi |
| Clinch Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,265 m | 14.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,258 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 13 mi away.
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