Ghost town · West Virginia
Pinepoca
Pinepoca is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 556 m. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ship Rock, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
Ghost town in Raleigh County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78560, -81.13830
- 2.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 20.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 13 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 23 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Batoff Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Round Knob: 4.4 mi
- Shady Spring Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Hecks Knob: 5.2 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 5.6 mi
Parks: 51
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 0.5 mi
- Freedom Park: 1.8 mi
- Glen Avenue Park: 2.0 mi
- Scott Avenue Park: 2.2 mi
- The Park at East Park: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Dowdy Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 19.1 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 19.1 mi
- Endless Wall: 19.1 mi
- Fern Point Area: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Beckley Mill Site: 1.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 9.0 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 11.2 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 13.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 13.2 mi
Museums: 6
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 3.2 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 3.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 3.5 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.6 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 5
- Ship Rock: 0.3 mi
- The Canopy: 9.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 11.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.0 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Grandview: 5.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 13.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 18.0 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Brooks Falls: 14.2 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sandstone Falls: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Pinepoca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | S 175° | 1,088 m | 13.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 175° | 1,078 m | 13.5 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | S 184° | 1,049 m | 13.4 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 52° | 1,049 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 179° | 1,045 m | 13.0 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,040 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSW 192° | 1,023 m | 15.4 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,009 m | 16.5 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 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, under a mile away.
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