Ghost town · West Virginia
McVey
McVey is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 691 m. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sophia Little League Ballfields, a park 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.3 miles off.
Ghost town in Raleigh County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.71280, -81.20500
- 2.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 24.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 26.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 19 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sophia Little League Ballfields: 1.4 mi
- Fitzpatrick Park: 2.3 mi
- Skimkins Street Playground: 4.0 mi
- Wood Park: 4.4 mi
- Shoemaker Square: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Hecks Knob: 3.4 mi
- Shady Spring Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Pond Knob: 5.0 mi
- Lilly Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Round Knob: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Beckley Mill Site: 5.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 14.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 5.0 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 5.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 5.0 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 17.4 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dowdy Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 24.9 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 24.9 mi
- Fern Point Area: 24.9 mi
- Endless Wall: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Grandview: 11.9 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 13.3 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Ship Rock: 5.9 mi
- The Canopy: 15.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Brooks Falls: 17.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sandstone Falls: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- City Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of McVey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | SSE 150° | 1,088 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ivy Knob | WNW 288° | 1,083 m | 16.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,078 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | S 180° | 1,069 m | 13.9 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,049 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 154° | 1,045 m | 8.8 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | E 89° | 1,040 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 178° | 1,023 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 4 mi away.
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