Ghost town · West Virginia
McClung
McClung is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 907 m. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Hill, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.4 miles off.
Ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates38.03780, -80.72670
- 2.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Laurel Creek Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mill Creek Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Allen Knob: 1.8 mi
- Walnut Knob: 2.1 mi
Parks: 50
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 4.8 mi
- Rainelle Park: 5.3 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.3 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Cambodia: 12.0 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 12.2 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 12.3 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 12.5 mi
- Third Buttress: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Walker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bryant: 1.3 mi
- Fairview: 3.0 mi
- Tina: 15.9 mi
- Nuttallburg: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Almost Heaven Swing: 15.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.6 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 19.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 20.8 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Rudolph Falls: 17.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 21.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 18.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.0 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 19.5 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Summersville Lake State Park: 15.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 21.7 mi
- Grandview: 22.7 mi
- Beartown State Park: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of McClung. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | ENE 74° | 1,324 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 83° | 1,314 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,271 m | 8.7 mi |
| Beech Knob | NE 52° | 1,261 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NE 53° | 1,255 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NE 54° | 1,223 m | 7.0 mi |
| Manning Knob | ENE 60° | 1,210 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | NE 55° | 1,208 m | 6.3 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 | 17:07 |
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, 3 mi away.
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