Nuttallburg
Nuttallburg is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Mill Creek Mountain stands 1,122 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
Ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 3.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Concho Overlook · 6 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 6 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fayetteville Town Park: 2.9 mi
- Janutola Park: 3.6 mi
- Camp Washington Carver: 4.5 mi
- Russell Mathews Park: 6.1 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 6.6 mi
- Harvey Knob: 5.0 mi
- Swell Knob: 7.8 mi
- Betty Bell Knob: 7.9 mi
- Big Rock: 8.2 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 1.0 mi
- Endless Wall: 1.1 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 1.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 1.3 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 2.6 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Kay Moor: 1.3 mi
- Thurmond: 6.5 mi
- Greenwood: 12.2 mi
- Bryant: 16.2 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 6.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 6.1 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 10.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 2.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 7.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.4 mi
- The Canopy: 9.7 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 11.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 10.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 21.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 6.4 mi
- Grandview: 14.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.8 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 20.2 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 20.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 20.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Brooks Falls: 24.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Nuttallburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Mountain | E 94° | 1,122 m | 18.7 mi |
| Boggs Knob | ESE 122° | 1,102 m | 16.8 mi |
| Laurel Creek Mountain | E 92° | 1,090 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 88° | 1,056 m | 16.7 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 112° | 1,054 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,051 m | 18.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 152° | 1,049 m | 11.3 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | E 94° | 1,008 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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