Ghost town · West Virginia
Mercers Saltworks
Mercers Saltworks is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Butt Mountain stands 1,282 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Ballard Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.3 miles off.
Ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.48250, -80.87830
- 5.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 23.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 26.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Clark Knob: 2.0 mi
- Cashs Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.1 mi
- White Tree Hill: 5.5 mi
- Pipestem Knob: 5.6 mi
Parks: 40
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Athens City Park: 8.3 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 8.6 mi
- Camp Success Campground: 10.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Andrew Johnston House: 13.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 13.2 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 13.3 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Brush Creek Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 15.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- High Point: 17.7 mi
- Barneys Wall: 17.8 mi
- Barney's Wall: 17.8 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Bear Cliff: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- World War II Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 15.6 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Sandstone Falls: 19.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- City Garden: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brooks Falls: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Mercers Saltworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,282 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | ESE 119° | 1,256 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buckhorn Knob | SSW 203° | 1,239 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | S 175° | 1,238 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brushy Top | ESE 112° | 1,236 m | 16.5 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SSW 204° | 1,164 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pearis Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,148 m | 13.7 mi |
| Angels Rest | SSE 151° | 1,105 m | 13.1 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 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 9 mi away.
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