Ghost town · West Virginia
Lilly
Lilly is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 481 m. Sassafras Knob stands 1,116 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluestone Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.7 miles off.
Ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.58330, -80.97470
- 9.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 27.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 27.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Concho Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bluestone Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tallery Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Davy Knob: 1.9 mi
- Sand Knob: 2.6 mi
- Panther Knob: 3.4 mi
Parks: 55
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 1.9 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 6.5 mi
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Athens City Park: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Warford: 5.0 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 8.7 mi
- Junta: 8.8 mi
- Pickshin: 14.4 mi
- Egypt: 14.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 7.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- World War II Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 16.3 mi
- Stone Arch: 17.2 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 17.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Brush Creek Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Grandview: 18.4 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Ship Rock: 16.4 mi
- The Canopy: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brooks Falls: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sandstone Falls: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- City Garden: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Dowdy Bluff: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Lilly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Knob | NE 46° | 1,116 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NE 45° | 1,095 m | 16.4 mi |
| Huff Knob | W 273° | 1,088 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 274° | 1,078 m | 7.7 mi |
| Elk Knob | NE 47° | 1,078 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,069 m | 13.6 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | W 274° | 1,049 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 277° | 1,045 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 7 mi away.
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