Thurmond
Thurmond is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rush Run Coke Ovens, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail runs past it.
town in Fayette County, West Virginia
How to reach it
- On the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 9.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 1 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 11 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swell Knob: 1.5 mi
- Justice Heights: 3.7 mi
- Beury Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Thrasher Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Russell Mathews Park: 3.7 mi
- Historic Lewis House: 3.7 mi
- New River Birding & Nature Festival: 3.9 mi
- Oak Hill City Park: 4.0 mi
- Collins Park: 4.2 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 6.6 mi
- Endless Wall: 6.6 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 6.6 mi
- Fern Point Area: 6.6 mi
- Kay Moor: 6.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Nuttallburg: 6.5 mi
- Greenwood: 7.7 mi
- Stonewall: 9.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 1.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 2.0 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 2.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 3.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Canopy: 3.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 3.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 7.6 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 11.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 12.8 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 22.4 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 22.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 14.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 17.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 2.4 mi
- Grandview: 8.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 23.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 19.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Thurmond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | E 100° | 1,102 m | 16.7 mi |
| Myles Knob | E 86° | 1,054 m | 15.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 118° | 1,049 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 101° | 1,008 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sims Mountain | E 95° | 999 m | 16.5 mi |
| Wallowhole Mountain | ESE 114° | 998 m | 16.6 mi |
| Buster Knob | E 90° | 997 m | 13.8 mi |
| Beelick Knob | ESE 121° | 991 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 4 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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